"To be or not to be?", that is only the second question we have to ask ourselves: the first is: Are we? or Are we not? Do we exist or is this all just a dream?
Descartes had something to say about all this, and it’s to Descartes that we will go, as we begin to contemplate that one thing that makes us appreciate the way it feels to run across the Earth, to feel the sweat, effort and joy of getting our miles in and moving these bodies that we either are or inhabit. Descarte can help us begin the process of understanding why, as we run a race or by ourselves on the open road: we feel, very much alive.
As a runner, you are a physical manifestation of life. You lace up your shoes and take to the road using your body the way it was meant to be used. You experience the true nature of your existence by your motion through the universe. Your existence is the most fortunate thing that ever happened to you, and your ability to run was a choice you made to live it well.
You celebrate your existence by experiencing the hard fought struggle, sweat, tears, pain and the thousand natural shocks that your flesh is heir to.
You choose to live. You choose to run.
You choose to be.
(Special thanks to Dr. Scott Davidson for helping me with this episode. I appreciate and value your insight, recommendations and guidance!)
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