Long Strides

This morning, around five o'clock, I was running near the corner of our street. Somebody drove up to the corner, stopped and started honking. I knew that he wanted someone to come out of the building, so I paid no attention to him. I was running and running, practising short stride and long stride.
 
At one point he came out of the car. He was a very nice black gentleman. Finally I saw a lady come out of the building. He was telling me he would like me to teach his son how to run.
 
I was smiling and laughing, and telling him that I am the wrong person to teach his son.
 
He said, "No, your stride is pretty good."
 
Occasionally I take long strides and fool people.
 
2 April 1980 
 

[Source: "Long Strides" in Sri Chinmoy,  Run and Become, Become and Run, Part 3, Agni Press/Aum Publications, Jamaica, New York, 1980.]