While doing street photography on the 9th of January, 2022, I received spontaneous applause.
The event happened while waiting for the green light on the zebra crossing on the „Aleja Wilanowska” avenue near the crossroads with the „Aleja Niepodleglosci” street. I received spontaneous applause from the elderly couple. During the first impression, I thought that they applauded mockingly. Still, the truth is that in their eyes was honest admiration. The older man said:
Congratulations! I admire you.
If you read my blog regularly, my Dear Friend, undoubtedly you know why someone could do spontaneous applause for me. Of course, it is because the temperature outside was 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit), and I was walking in summer clothes (including the www.adammazek.com t-shirt, sneakers, and shorts) with gloves and a winter cap. Many people observe me as a weirdo while I do it. Still, many, like the elderly couple mentioned above, watch me with astonishment in their eyes. The truth is that I do not expose my body to coldness to receive spontaneous applause.
I do it for my health and well-being.
My aim is to live as long as possible in good mental and physical condition. I have no doubts that both intermittent fasting and exposing the body to cold are activities that increase the chances of having long and healthy existence. Of course, I have no doubts that having beloved people nearby one’s side is the most crucial thing regarding having a long and happy life. If we add a creation process (e.g., doing street photography, writing, designing e-books like „Diaries,” etc.) I believe that we will receive a recipe for a long and happy existence. Did I mention in the recipe about money or spontaneous applause from strangers? No. It is always better to have money, and it is nice to receive applause from others, but I do not believe these things are fundamental to good well-being.
