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sharing solitude My nightly walks are fairly regular now. That sweet spot of near silence is still 2:30am 4am but the warmer weather has begun change one thing: I am sharing the night with others a lot more now. Whether I am out “traveling” or just innocently taking a stroll, I rarely encounter more than two people, but last night I crossed paths with eight. That is a substantial increase and it does not bode well for . I did my best avoid engaging with any of these people, and since over half of them were bicyclists<b> cruising </font></b>by in the darkness, it wasn’t too difficult. The few I ran into that were walking tended to look drunk or homeless, and I had no difficulty sidestepping them as well. Their presence wasn’t disruptive -they didn’t get in the way or anything - it just left me feeling like I should be looking over my shoulder at times. The whole point of the late night walks is to relax and get meditative. Can’t do that if I’m paranoid someone is following me. And on the nights I decide to “travel” it will present a challenge, as the whole point and purpose of “traveling” is to go about town undetected. I’ll just have to see how things develop over the next couple of weeks. Nobody I encountered appeared to be up to no good, but how would I really know? Maybe they were all just cool customers, like me, and knew how to act nonchalant, as if being out and about at 3am were not the least bit odd or suspicious. I know my intentions last night were pure; I was headed to the ATM a few miles away, to check my bank balance. Getting the exercise from the walk, enjoying some peace and quiet, and completing that simple task were my honest goals. I wasn’t out to cause mischief of any kind. And I’d say, for the most part, that it was a complete success. So much so, I might be doing it again tonight. If you see me walking by in the darkness, just pretend like I don’t exist. I’m just a shadow passing you by in the night. |
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