Once I walked, from dawn
to dusk, to a school located in remote hill region of Chitwan, and back home in
town. As I walked briskly in the morning with energy and vigor, it took me
little less than 5 hours to get to the school. But upon returning, I spent more
than 6 hours walking under the sun that took a full toll on my body. I could
feel the pain under my feet. That pain gradually moved upward in ultra slow
motion from feet to ankle, to leg, and to the knees. I could clearly feel the
pain ascending up as if I was a witness to what is happening to my body. I
realized that sense of pain is one thing because it is certainly painful,
whilst witnessing the pain is completely a different thing, an awakening
experience. The witnessing the pain made fun of my misery. I was saying to
myself, “See, what pain is? You could have stayed in the village and come back
tomorrow. Now you well deserve this suffering.” Well, I was determined on my
mission and I knew exactly what I needed to do, for my mind is active and aware
of the situation.
