As I was walking around on the 11th of December, 2022, in -3 degrees Celsius (26,6 degrees Fahrenheit) of frost and in blizzards and snowstorms, I was singing the Beatles’ songs “When I’m Sixty-Four” and “Lovely Rita” in my mind. What does it say about?
It says not only I love the “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album. The above fact speaks of my state of mind and the fact that I was, undoubtedly, in a state of euphoria. I was surprised to see other people wrapped up in winter jackets, coats, hats, and scarves and see them fleeing from the blizzards and snowstorms, afraid of the cold and the pain that comes with it. It was the moment when I realized that I wanted to go in the opposite direction. When everyone runs away – I stay and take up the gauntlet. When I expose my body to frigid temperatures, I do not feel as if I would fight against a cold environment with blizzards and snowstorms. I do not treat them as my enemies. Contrary, they are my allies.
Indeed, while exposing myself to frost, I feel as if I would fight with myself, with my weaknesses, and that I do it for myself, for my well-being.
I know it may sound a little crazy. Still, the longer I live, the more I feel that one must take challenges and inconveniences like fasting or exposing the body to coldness to start feeling better. I wrote this text on the 13th of December, 2022. I did it before leaving my cozy house and walking at -4 degrees Celsius (24,8 degrees Fahrenheit). The truth is that I feel excited I will do it. Today, there are no blizzards or snowstorms in Warsaw. Still, I have no doubts that I should not be afraid of walking in summer clothes in such meteorological circumstances. After returning home from such an adventure, I can only grow and become stronger.
