Running for Escape

For some people, running, jogging and walking are just simple things that could help our health; but for me, it is different.

I don't usually run, do exercise to improve my physical health, because it haven't reached my mind yet. But,in a random afternoon, I've got a feeling that I couldn't explain, like, I am empty, but it is so heavy, so I decided to go for a walk with my friends, just to find air to breathe.

My friends were jogging ahead of me, while I was just walking slowly, absorbing the fresh air, spending my time looking around, watching the beautiful landscapes and sceneries, and for a moment, I have realized that life is beautiful when you know how to appreciate things that are around you.

Since that random afternoon, I began to love taking random walks, and hikes, just to see the setting of the sun, to hear the chirping of the crickets when it's almost evening. I started to fall in love with the simple things that I thought are just simple.

Going outside, watching the evening glow, breathing the air, feeling the breeze, hearing the tweets of the birds, the random sounds that the nature gives... calms my soul

I felt like I am dancing with the branches of the trees, singing lullabies with the little birds. I felt like I was able to free myself from the things that I couldn't control.

My heart was so happy observing the world around me, and once again, I was full of life, so full of life. Light runs, sends sense of freedom, peace, and happiness in my heart.

and then, after running for an hour, we had some rest, and spend our moment watching the mesmerizing sunset; The sky looked like a palette of colors: red, orange, pink, and blue.

The sunset is the punctuation mark nature gives us, whether we choose to read it as a semicolon, or a period. Whether we choose to take a pause, or we choose the to stop writing our story.

The random run that we took in a random afternoon, taught me how to love the random little stuffs and things around me. It made me realize that today may end, but tomorrow the sun will still rise.

I may not be okay today, but tomorrow when I open my eyes, these emptiness will be filled with peace, these sorrows will be replaced with genuine smiles.

For me, running, jogging, walking isn't just simple, it is a escape; a well-spent-moment. And from now on, I will always find time to heal the parts of me by taking random walks.

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