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Seven Deadly Sins

Pride, Greed, Envy, Lust, Sloth, Anger, Gluttony

I guess in everyone of us, we had a bit of each of the seven sins.

Is Envy causing friendships to fail?

I guess I have reached a stage in life where I dun really envy people much anymore.

We are what we are.
We do things to enrich our lives.
For me, that would be sports.
I race for myself and no one else.
It does not matter how long the race takes.
I aim to complete, not compete.
So what if I cannot do a PB today?
So what if I am the last person to finish the race?

We all have different goals in life.
Some competitors won't race if they know that they cannot finish a Half-Ironman within 6 hours on that day.

Do I envy my friends who completed IMWA?
Do I envy my friends who completed TNF 100?
No!
All these goals are reachable if we worked for it.

When I went for consultation at Changi Sports Medicine Centre, I was told by the doctor that I should not be doing any strenuous exercise.
The best exercise for me would be walking. Brisk Walking at most.
I am glad that I never listen to Doc.

At Age 10, I am a lanky 1.68m, 68kg.
I am always the last 3 swimmers to touch base.
One day, Coach Chan could not take it anymore and shouted at me in front of the whole class.
I am the tallest in the entire group and even the Primary 3 are swimming faster than me.
Somehow, the scolding woke up something from within me.
From being one of the slowest swimmer in the class, I ended up being the top 3 swimmers in the class.

I did not learn to cycle till I am 16.
At 16, I had always thought I am too old to learn how to cycle.
To learn how to cycle, I am forever grateful to Kezhong.
Thanks, bro!
He is a friend who believed that no one should be deprived of the chance to cycle.
So there he was... Giving up his chance to cycle with our friends so that he can teach me to cycle.
During that day - for 2 full hours - I keep telling him to give up teaching, that I won't be able to learn the skill.
But there he was... perspiring profusely holding the rear of the bike for 2 hours, so that I can learn to cycle.

I used to do 12min flat for my 2.4km during NSF.
When I was called up to the office and my LTA Lam told me that he wants to train us (Delta Force) to hit sub-11 for our runs, I bluntly told him that it is not possible.
I had run my lungs out every time I complete 2.4km, that there is no way I can go faster.
His response was "We shall see."
After 3 weeks training, I had shaved more than 2 minutes off my timing. (Yes, 3 weeks. I guess that is what a young body is capable of.)
So for the entire NSF and 1 year after ORD, I never crossed the 10:20mins mark for 2.4km.

*** Keke, I am a lousy author. I just write what comes to mind. ***