22/05/2026
When physical strength begins to fail, psychological strength is revealed.
Resilience is only built with obstacles.
Commitment only exists when it's not easy, when it's not convenient, when it costs. If we only do things when it's easy, simple, and comfortable, it's not commitment, it's appetite.
Perhaps it's because I'm starting to get a gray beard, but I think I still need more – a promise – to keep, to others and, above all, to ourselves.
In a world of easy solutions and distractions, where does commitment fit in?
In a world that understands total dedication as an act of madness and excess, where does effort fit in?
In silence, where it feels good, because it doesn't need publications or recognition. It only needs to be left in peace.
(Photo from 14 years ago of my left hand recovering, after training on all fours for several hundred meters)
