It might be unstoic of me to hold on this pair of shoes. Like Buddhism, the Philosophy of Stoicism teaches us not to be attached to anything or anybody. Nothing is permanent. All is temporary.
But this worn out pair of shoes has some meaningful significance to me. I bought this shoes in August 2017 when I decided to stop smoking. Until today, I am still an ex-smoker. I am hoping that I stay an ex-smoker.
In my case, starting to run and quitting to smoke is intertwined. I started running when I have decided to quit smoking. Running was a replacement for smoking.
Running has been a tremendous help in my endeavour to change the way I live: from being a smoker into a non-smoker. Quitting that nasty and expensive habit has been very successful because of running.
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