I have worked at an elementary school for 26 years and for that 26 years I have told the children "Don't Run!" Don't run in the hall or in too fast from recess. All of us staff say this on the assumption that we are trying to keep our students safe.
Today it occurred to me that what I really want to say is RUN! "Run like a deer free and graceful. This will be the best running of your life. Your body obeys you now. So run far and fast with great joy. Leap and gallop across the valleys of life. Be like a pony invigorated in the fresh morning dew. Kick up your heals. Let the exertion feed your limbs with that lovely life giving oxygen that will be your natural high. Let swift movement be your M.O. Revel in how well your body works. There will be plenty of time later in life where you can stroll."
While you are young, run and rejoice in your youth. It only comes once and when it passes it is gone forever. But the memory of racing across fresh mowed grass can last forever. The feeling of running across breaking waves on a sandy beach is like no other. Dashing through the snow is a real experience, so do it as often as possible. Run hard and often so when it comes to your older years you will have no regrets. Life is the greatest of amazing races. So run with all your might. In the book of ITim. it says: "I have gone through the glorious contest; I have run the race. Enjoy the glorious part of the journey. Remember it's fun to run.
TOO TRUE!!
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