Woke this morning earlier than usual, which over the past few weeks has been late due to little sun and cold temperatures. As I lay in bed my consciousness sensed a blue sky and a bright sun and I was outdoors by 7:15am. Even though I am gaining weight due to the winter-like climate, I was able to run four miles, three at a faster than normal pace. My energy and an uncalled for joy carried me effortlessly along the lakefront trail. When I returned home the sky had resumed its whiteness and the sun was gone.
My energy dropped and I imagined that my life has been good because of a warm sun and a blue sky. My best memories revolve around this point, the beauty of the environment. I recall a film scene where a young man asks an old man who is homeless and bound to a wheelchair, "why do you go on, how do you not desire to die?" The old man looks at the handsome youth and smiles with a look of gratitude and says "look up, I see the sun shining, I go on living because of that."
Now at the library studying chess.
| Read Rubinstein's Chess Masterpieces - |
| g63 Rubinstein/Tarrasch; g 64 Rubinstein/Hromadka |
