Lesson learnt from hiking
Hiking is like a sport, it tests your mental toughness, your endurance and how well you take care of our body. It is no joke having to hike hours before reaching the top.
One may curse and swear; one may give up and turn back. It’s ok to give up because of dangerous weather. Who dare to go against nature? A very painful lesson taught me not too gungho going against nature.
But it is not ok if the reason is due to the negative thoughts in head. Wanting to give up etc is all excuses.
I love challenging my limits. Even with such high motivation, I had difficulty hiking those 4000+ feet mountains. After several hikes, I learn to just focus on putting one feet in front of another because even so, it takes mental endurance to continue up the hike. It’s the same in life. Now, I’ll always remind myself that it is the every step one takes that will take him to the place he wants to go. The most important thing is to put one of your leg out.
I also learn to be one with nature. To be calm, peaceful and mesmerized by the folds and folds of mountains ahead of me. It makes me feel so small to be “disturbed” by the small things in life. In life, we are often too caught up with what is the task we are doing than to see the big picture.
I feel shiokness because of the aches in my thigh and calfs just like what a full marathon can do to me. I feel a sense of achievement that allows me to enjoy the scenary because of my sacrifices I’ve made. I think of it the same as life “sacrifices first and then enjoy the rewards“.
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