Father's Day Torture

During the thirteen-mile run on Father's Day, I tried running at the pace of a few different disciples. There was one particular disciple, very fat, whom I was so proud of. I wanted to honour her and run with her, just because she was going to complete thirteen miles.
 
But then I discovered something new. It is infinitely more painful to run slowly. I tried to keep to her pace, but I couldn't. It was unbearable!
 
-17 June 1979 
 

[Source: "Father's Day Torture" in Sri Chinmoy,  Run and Become, Become and Run, Part 1, Agni Press, Jamaica, New York, 1979.]