This is after a really long time that I'm writing 2 pieces at one go! So here's the other part of the double-bill!
They say the Olympic spirit is all about participating and not about winning. Yet others say winning is not everything it is the only thing.
Sports in my mind is all about performing better and or overcoming an opponent,a competitor or sometimes obstacles or hurdles and emerging a victor.
Was in China recently and made time to see the Great Wall. The realisation of the meaning of the Olympic Spirit is a resultant of my tryst with this man-made wonder.
I went to the Great Wall at Badaling,located more than 70 kilometers northwest from the center of Beijing City. I started of at the Base and took the trail to the left supposedly the shorter one (also the steeper one as I learnt)
As I climbed steps, I'd look up and what would be visible would be the security posts. On reaching the first one, I could see the next. I egged myself on saying it's not everyday that you visit the Great Wall. After crossing 3 posts/landings I thought I'd be at the summit, but there was more.It's then that I realised this would go on for over 1,500 miles (or whatever the length is) that this adventure was not about conquering something but about experiencing it. Here's to the Olympic spirit!!!
2 comments:
Good one , you could have tried to jog a bit on top of the Chineese wall to lower some calories:)
Sudham bhai,
What an awe-inspiring photo!!!
If you ever get a chance to go to Pune, try visiting Shivaji Maharaj's forts in Simhagadh and Raigadh.....they will completely bowl you over...to use nature's ruggedness (hills of Maharashtra combined with the ghats) and man's fortifications in these areas is jaw-droppingly beautiful.
Bahut sahi photo hain yaar!!
Sri
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