Ami ekhon boro hoey gechhi (“Now I have grown up”)
Broke every rule, convention and socially accepted behavior today and went out to run in heavy rains in Kalyani. And dragged my brother with me too!! In fact, we had dressed up for our run and then waited till the rains would start before getting out.
All those years of childhood that our parents would not let us play in the rain…. today was the day we had been waiting for to take our revenge together…. Parents kept complaining (the usual “Thanda legey jaabey” – you will catch a cold) – but now we are grown ups. So we could afford to ignore them!!!
It was just too liberating to be able to feel the heavy rain falling on our skin as we ran 8K in the empty roads. Everybody and sundry was staring at us from the shops, houses etc as we weaved thru every single street possible in the neighborhood. We also stopped at a tea stall where multiple people offered to give us a dry spot to sit in – but we just stayed in the rain and enjoyed our tea.
Finally, came back home and simply sat down in the rain for half an hour. My ever concerned sister got us some steaming tea again!!
Sitting in that rain together with my now grown up brother making idle chit chat we asked ourselves – What good is growing up if we cannot decide not to grow up? 🙂
“Ami tobu chhoto-i hobo, seta-i amar ambition” (“I just want to stay a kid and that is my ambition”)
I wonder if you have a GPS trail map from one of the phone running apps.
I miss Indian monsoons. Glad you are making the most of them, Rajib.
Sameer, I do have a Garmin Forerunner that tracks my runs. Is that what you were looking for?
Darun!!Today around 5:30 a.m. I & my twin daughters swam in the middle of heavy rainfall.I remember my childhood days & my daughters also enjoyed it very much.
The loveliest part of growing up is exercising this choice :O))) God Bless
Baishali, where do you swim?
Heavy enthu, mairi (that’s what those guys staring at you would have said) 🙂
Rajib, on coming back home did you sneeze at least once?
Sourav, so far no!!
Sudipta, damn right!!! 🙂
Rajib, that is good. A sneeze often sets in motion a host of preventative and palliative efforts. 🙂
Rajib RoyRajibda, here at BKP there is a Swimming Club.As I learnt swimming from my childhood at DGP I was eager that my daughters should learn to swim.
Rajib, this inspires me to do one thing on my next visit to India. Cycling in Heavy rain.
That’s awesome! I have to agree with you guys as well, I LOVE RAINY DAY RUNNING! I ran around a rainy Hyde Park in London a few weeks back and it was fantastic.
It’s great you are able to fulfill these little desires…
Joyjit, you should absolutely do it. And then post it on FB so I will know
Baishali, that is absolutely fabulous! Do you swim even now?
Tripp, I am jealous!!