It's so easy to become offended. It actually comes pretty natural. Someone says something. You feel it's directed at you Strong reaction follows No need to react, it's got nothing to do with you as a person Imagine some remarks about academic work versus manual one, a bit dismissive about the latter. You don't have a degree and never wanted one. You know very well it takes years of experience and training to do what you're doing. Talent is involved too, as some people do have "two left hands". You still feel you should add something to the conversation, but not sure if it is going to be well-received. No need to enlighten the other party right now Most people think in terms of opposites. If it's not this, it's that and it can't be anything else. Certainty of one's convictions is also a form of self-reassurance that everything is stable in one's world. Other points of view cannot be allowed because they are disruptive. Cognitive disrup...
"Running is good for you", or so they have been saying.
They had said it long before the Virus turned up and they have not rescinded that bit of advice since.
As a form of exercise, runners can boast of displaying certain rare virtues. They are resilient, accept pain as a rite of passage and ignore weather conditions.
Running is also a good introduction to old-age loneliness. With some exceptions, a very long life ends up being a solitary life. If not through lack of companionship, loneliness is born out of not being able to join in and do what everyone else is doing.
This "all by myself" quality of running does have it drawback though. It seldom came to light before the Virus and the new rule of physical proximity.
Running requires single-mindedness. 'Social distancing" is an exercise in the opposite. Getting from A to B has to be negotiated and pace adjusted. It involves stopping and sometimes backtracking, to avoid getting too close to passers-by.
This is not how running works. Neither does riding a bicycle. All good in non-Virus times. Right now, running like an old-fashioned missile is just plain inconsiderate. There, we said it.
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