Don't be a fool⁴⁵

This morning an old lady with a dog said to me, “You are tired?”

I said, “Yes, I am tired.”

“How many miles?” she asked.

I answered, “Six and a half.”

She said, “Kidding? Don’t have to kill yourself. Don’t be a fool, honey.”

This was the first time I had ever seen her.

From:Sri Chinmoy,Run and become, become and run, part 1, Agni Press, 1979
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