Thursday 30 October 2014

Walk.

Walking is underrated. My best memories of summer when I was at school and for most people always start with the same activity, walking. Whether it be walking down to the lake, the beach, the arcade or wherever the hell you hung out with your friends during the summer, it always involves you walking somewhere, but you almost never get that during the winter time, people always want to drive everywhere because it's way too cold to walk places. And more often than not the actual walking to places is where me and my friends would get the most talking done and we'd learn things about each other that we never knew. Walking is also a great place for epiphanies, how many times has someone been upset about something and said "I'm going for a walk" so they can think about their problems, they don't have a destination except to eventually end up back where they started but while walking they can think about their problems. I think this is probably where the whole "it's not about the destination, it's about the journey" phrase came from, so many things can be learnt while simply going for a walk, whether it be with friends or by yourself. And more so, walking really lets you sink in where you are and the beauty around you, driving past a place you only get a second to enjoy your surroundings, but walking you can really take it all in and admire it properly. A walk can change everything, you can learn something you never knew, you could have a life changing conversation in the time it takes you to get to your destination, really, never underestimate the power of a walk, because a walk can change everything.

-Danny

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