You are virtually a god, when you are cycling

Paddy has a late night at the pub, and when it closes, he staggers outside in a drunken stupor. He wanders around the streets trying to remember which way to go home, and finally gives up. Paddy sits down on the street and looks all around him until a taxi pulls up beside him.
"Ah!" groans Paddy, clambering into the back and lying down on the seat. "Can you take me to number five, Fergus Street?"
The cab driver looks around at Paddy, and replies, "Hey, mister, this is number five, Fergus Street!"
"Ah!" groans Paddy. "Alright! But next time, don't drive so fast!"

In life, everybody is moving around in circles. They are always busy as if is is rush hour. And I am not talking about office hours. Busy doing what? Making a living, say many of them. I can understand if the pauper or beggar across the road says it, but the so-called rich people too are busy and don't have time for anything. Not the family, not the kids and not even the friends and wellwishers. They have ample money to last 10 lifetimes. But they can't stop from adding a couple of thousands of dollars more to their kitty. We laugh at people who are addicted to booze or cigarettes or for that matter to depression. But, we don't realise that running after money and fame is one of the worst addictions in the world. The more the merrier seems to be the watchword. But, the moot point is do they get the kind of joy like when you look at the sunrise or the sunset or when you see a toddler prancing around? Definitely not. We pay little heed to the simple joys of life, because they do not offer challenges. And anything that does not offer challenges is not worth bragging about.

Only when we realise that the ultimate joy in life comes from within, can we shun away the blues or the boredom or the depression -- the concomitants of a life running after money. And the earlier we do it, the better. Because life is too short and by the time you get a hang of it, you might not have any time left in the world to really say you have led a meaningful life.

The only thing that gives me joy in this world is the couple of hours I spend jogging around the park or cycling around the city early in the morning. My mind becomes so blank and my body so still that I can feel my energy throbbing all around me and inside me. I carry this meditative energy into my work, into my relationships, and into everything I do. And it gives me immense bliss at the end of the day, that I look forward to the next day's workout with the zeal of a child. Of course, during the day too I move around on my bicycle to keep my spirits soaring.

Could not blog for almost a week now as I was busy with planning my cycling routes and my jogging activity. Also, a diehard meditator, I go hunting for books or scour the net for some valuable tips to deepen my silent spaces.

But, I must tell you, it has been a wonderful week with lot of cycling and jogging and playful running. When you are inundated with sweat all over, and when you are so tired that you cannot move a limb, and the oxygen in the brain gives you an aha! feeling, what more do you need in this world? I am virtually a god and there is godliness in everything I do.