You Never Knew You Would Feel, Become Like That
After I succeeded to run the Marathon on my 60 th year I
thought I would run 70 Km on my 70th birthday, 80 Km on my 80th birthday, you
know, as a challenge and my special birthday present.
But when I was 70, I felt running 70 Km is very hard, as on
a try, starting from Jakarta running at 2.oo am via Rumpin hills I arrived 1.oo
pm in Leuwiliang. So then I choose to bicycle 140 Km, the same road vice versa
and succeeded, starting 6.oo am, having a nice picnic in the mountains and
arriving 6.oo pm in Jakarta.
When I was 80, there was no way you ever could run 80 Km,
or bicycle 160 Km, except perhaps in 4 or 5 days I never thought, expected, you
never knew, no young man ever could, that one day in the future, you would
feel, become like that.
Today, just walking, - not running - a near distance
becomes hard as my legs hurt when walking. I can’t cycle a far distance
anymore. Then I thought of buying me a motorized bicycle, or a three wheeled
motorized bicycle and I imagined of carrying my lover with me, or a golf car,
but it’s a pity you couldn’t drive it on the main streets, or buy me a bicycle
that can be folded, yet it is too heavy to carry it folded.
But when one day, perhaps I am over 100, will I ride a
wheelchair, or motorize it to drive fast, to have my picnic and enjoy the ride
into the country. I’m so young still.
Ha. Ha.
So e mailed Opa Johan his sons and daughters.
June 2014
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