Ready for the ambulance¹⁷

This morning, when I was out running, I heard the siren of an ambulance. It was coming nearer and nearer. I decided to go up onto the footpath. An old Chinese man was nearby. I have seen him many times. He said to me, “I thought the ambulance was for you!”

“I am ready,” I told him.

He was joking about the way I was running. He used to see me running before I injured my leg. Now I go very slowly.

From:Sri Chinmoy,Run and become, become and run, part 21, Agni Press, 2005
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