The title of this entry was told to me by one of my roommates. He is having some health problems, and thinks running will solve it. Three things: 1) Running, while it helps with health, does not "solve" the issues he has. 2) He is a not someone I really care for. 3) It irked me that he thought he could just go on a run with me.
I nicely tried to tell him that I really prefer to run alone. It is my time to be on my own, get away from the world, meditate, and just be by myself. He said, "Oh I totally understand. I ran track in school." Huh??? No, I don't think he gets it.
Don't get me wrong, I don't mind someone who wants to go run with me from time to time, but he was talking about all my runs. Of course there is still the point that I just don't care for the guy. I can't imagine running 4-5 miles with someone I don't like. Torture!
I know though, his idea of running is the latest in a string of things he is thinking to "cure" himself. He is HIV+, and he thinks there are ways to rid his body of the disease. His last idea was to go to Mexico, and have someone smear cow semen on him, which would "purify" his body. When he asked me what I thought, I told him if that were true, cows all over the world would have millions of people looking at them funny. So now he believes that by running, the lymph nodes will open up, and drain the disease away.
I feel so sorry for him in his condition, and I am happy to help him research things to help manage his HIV, but miracle cures are not something I am on board with, especially if they involve Mexico and cows.
Maybe I will let him go for A run with me, just to see if he would like it, but I would rather encourage him to run on his own, or find a group. I' m more of a loner.
Charlie
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