First Gentleman with Wilson Orhiunu
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At the suggestion of an arduous task, the mind ceases up. The sinews and bones transform into prophetic entities and begin to feel the sweat and pain of unfancied work long causing the issuing of instructions to the mind and will not to get involved. We all imagine two things when we hear about difficult activities as options for spending our time. These are the sheer effort involved or the pleasure to be had.
Human beings are never perfect nor are they consistent and analysis of decision making with regards to deciding if we engage with or refrain from a task throws up confusing results. How exactly do people make up their minds to do tasks? Why do people who commute two hours to work feel ‘too tired’ to go downstairs to get a book they need to read. Surely a long-distance driver will have no problems with ultra-short journeys, or would they?
Some tasks appear to be so uninviting despite being so easy to accomplish. They generate a fear of potential boredom. Many avoid some social visits or parties for that same fear. I once heard a guy say he was scared to commit to a long-term relationship for fear of being trapped in an enclave of boredom.
Then there is the fear of an activity being too hard to endure. Such activities pose the risk of ending in failure and leaving you exhausted and maybe injured. The fear of fatigue is called Kopophobia. My best example of this from personal experience would be exercise. The ‘before’ and ‘after’ states of the mind and body are so different here.
Before starting to exercise, time must be made available. As soon as this time arrives you could dress up and go running or sit down and think about it. The fear for fatigue would arise from thinking. The thoughts usually centre on the negative. It is cold outside, the bed feels warm, breathlessness and muscle pains may occur and there will be a lot of pain tomorrow.
People differ in what they dislike most in exercise but for me and I guess a few other people, it is the breathlessness. You see, breathlessness is one of the closest ways to feel like dying while still alive.
Breathlessness is like having a job but needing to take on a second job because debts are owed everywhere in town. You have lived through borrowed money and it’s time to pay back. That makes you venerable. In exercise, the muscles all work on a kind of credit card; a physiological American express. It is a ‘buy now pay later’ arrangement.
Thus, when you are sitting on your sofa breathing gently, all your muscles need by way of oxygen for sustenance is provided for and you are at peace. No pain, no sweating. That is like having a steady job with no debts. Now once you start running, your gentle breathing cannot supply enough oxygen for the task and you breathe faster (take on a second job).
That is not usually enough so you switch to anaerobic respiration where you muscles work without oxygen. By now you are breathless and your muscles ache for anaerobic respiration leaves your muscles full of painful acids. After running, you still must pay off your muscular credit card debt of so you keep on breathing faster till all the debt is paid in full, that is your painful creditors in the muscles are paid off with oxygen.
The state of being breathless is repulsive to many because they all know that in that state they are close to their maker. The lion knows this all too well for nature has provided them with a pre-meal chase that culminates in an assault on the prey’s neck. Breathless animals die quicker than normal breathing ones and a fast pulse rate guaranties a quicker rate of haemorrhage. If you doubt this try putting your head under water after a fast run.
There is a solution to the breathlessness problem though and that is to simply walk. Did I say people can be unpredictable? People dancing to music and letting themselves go are good examples. They sweat, they smile, and they all get breathless and feel they are enjoying themselves. This shows that the kopophobia disease can be cured by Azonto after all. Unpleasant physiological phenomena can be over ridden by our minds and our wills once we believe we are having a good time.
Fatigued athletes have been known to run faster towards the end of a gruelling race at the sound of cheering spectators.
Enough of problems, let’s move to solutions.
Keep your minds off the tired and lethargic.
Sometimes when I cannot get myself in the mood for a run, I switch on a long-distance race on YouTube. The reason is simple; you feel like doing what you look at. That is why advertisers invest millions in getting you to see beautiful people use their products. The cynics might say they would not eat grass if they saw people eating it. Well, that might be true if you turn away in disgust but if you stay there watching you will soon be eating some. The message is if you feel afraid of being tired; keep your eyes on the hard working.
Think about your transferable skills.
A lady who had a young baby told me she could not finish a book. My feelings are that any woman who can carry a baby in the womb for nine months and go through labour can finish any book in any language. The same goes for women who say they cannot lift weights in a 40-minute gym session yet they carry their toddlers everywhere they go.
Believe you have got the power
We all wake up with power for each new day. Let us strive to use it all up before going to bed at night believing that the power will be replenished during the night.
Be Bold. You will be recharged all night and come back better, stronger and more efficient.
