Its been a while since I last wrote a
piece... Well here goes....
So I'm back on the road, but no its more
for fun rather than building up for a race... Its more for maintaining,
more for conversation, more for enjoying God's wide creation called nature, its
more for setting the tone for the day. There are many things I've experienced
through running, but one thing that has come to my attention is the spirit of
"giving" shared among our runners.
So a few days ago I was with a group of
ladies that I've chosen to run with for now. A wonderful group of ladies, the type
of people you would think are just there to fill up the numbers, the type you
would easily want to ignore, the type you might want to write off and think are
just there to play around, the type that are keeping healthy through running,
the type who you only appreciate by spending time close to them and realizing
what they are made of. These ladies have great personalities and even bigger
hearts.
So while I was going about my business of
pretending to run, I overheard them talking about someone they needed to
assist, and while they went on and on about how they should go about offering
this assistance, an idea to offer the "someone" some running gear, or
even casual wear if the "someone" didn't mind, came up, while
they deliberated on that, while running of course, then an idea to buy that
"someone" new sneakers came about, and while I was still trying to
continue minding my own business, someone volunteered to go to the shops to
check out the price of new sneakers at a sale that was currently going on.
All
in all I was caught up in some ball of thoughts that contained amazement at how
this group of ladies had literally just grabbed the bull by its horns and taken
it upon themselves to just want to assist a fellow human being. A human being
they probably hardly even know, the only thing they needed to know was that
this human being was probably "in need"..... I found myself
committing to this very worthy cause while still in amazement at how within an
hour of running, a greeting towards a fellow "human being" turned
into a great idea and soon to be turned into a great gesture of trying to help
another "human being". True enough to their word, a few days later,
feedback was given to those who were present on the day on how much the sneakers
would cost, and how many people are contributing to the cause. Someone
volunteered to go and buy, and whatever happens next, I trust they will complete
the transaction. The point I am still stuck on is that, this hobby we call
running, isn't all about chasing air. We share the road with human beings who
will call you if 2 days pass without having seen you on the road, the type of
people who will call to check whether you are ok because they notice your
absence on the road. The type of people who feel your pain when you happen to share yourself with them.
I suppose this is the kind of spirit
people will share when they're led by such a giving leader... Let me end this
here before I start going on and on about this very inspirational leader...
That is a blog post for another day.....
They say Blessed be the hand that
giveth...... You may not have great use for the 50 rands in your pocket, but
one thing u must know is that, that 50 rands could made a huge difference to
someone else's life if you just choose to contribute to that worthy cause. May
God bless those ladies, sometimes we learn lessons from others without them even
realizing how much their actions humble us. Sometimes we go about our business
of running, forgetting that the next person isn't as affording as we are. We
are NOT rich, but the next person would love just that pair of tights so they
can run, while we want to add on that 5th pair. #TheGoldenFootClub #Running
#Giving
I am blessed to share my mornings with
such great beings.
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