Day 97

After completing yesterday's journal entry I put on my running gear and headed out into the quiet Nha Trang night, the streets empty but for a taxi here and a pimp there, when I arrived at the beach I saw a number of lovers on park benches and small groups of people relaxing on the beach. After the first mile my pace quickened and I finished the 3.5 mile run fast and strong, most likely the fastest I have run since beginning my training 97 days ago. On the walk back to the apartment I was stopped 3 times by people on scooters, each one asking if I wanted young pussy. I have an easy excuse for refusal, replying I am too old to get it up, which elicits smiles from these prowlers of the night. One was a woman who when stopping took hold of my arm and tried her best to arouse in me the desire for a woman but even that desire is weak these days, I am getting closer to achieving inner freedom, with understanding of desire comes liberation.

This evening I took another night walk, Nha Trang on a Saturday night is chaotic, buzzing, people looking for their fix of adrenaline, pleasure, or whatever else they are seeking from an absence of light.