This text won’t be about planet Mercury.
I wrote this text on the 14th of July, 2025. It was a day when I felt like the mythological Roman god Mercury (or its Greek equivalent, Hermes). Why? It was because I was walking and doing street photography without any heavy equipment. During my walk, I felt as if my feet were almost flying and were suspended and floating over the steady ground. I felt blessed lightness. Also, I imagined I had small wings on my feet. That’s why I decided to write a text about it and named it Mercury. But why was I not rucking? I was not rucking because I wanted to have a more flexible approach towards it.
For example, knowing that yesterday I was rucking with 37.5 kg (83 lbs.) on my back and shoulders, and knowing that during the upcoming two days I will be returning from office work to my house with a 30 kg burden, I decided that today I would have a burden-free day, a day of relief from the usual heavy burden.
How many steps did I take? I took over 10k and did over 100 photos. Not bad. I simply wanted to walk and take pictures of the mundane surroundings in the Mokotów district. Still, I didn’t wish to overexert my muscles. That’s why I decided to leave my heavy rucksack at home. While walking, I felt the speed of my legs and feet. I did not feel that an invisible hand was stopping me from walking (I always feel it while rucking, especially during the last 25% of the road trip). Undoubtedly, in the future, similar walks without a heavy burden would only spark a desire for both street photography and rucking. I look forward to these future walks with excitement. For today, I must finish this writing, and I must slip into the arms of Morpheus. Good night, my Dear Friend.
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