They say that the gift of 1000 paper cranes is supposed to grant the folder a wish, or to grant long life or recovery to the recipient. If, to do well, folding a crane would take me 4’45″, then I would have now put in the same amount of time to fold all those cranes as it has taken me to run 1000 kilometers since Aug 14, 2009. Why that date? Well that is the date that I actually started “investing” in running. Getting gear that was for running first and other things after that, rather than getting things that could be used for running.

I must say, that over the last six months, all those cranes/km have helped me heal some – and I’m hoping that the karma from this can help others around me who are hurting and myself heal further as well – and perhaps, it will help with a wish as well. Some might say that this is bunk, but I’ll retort that the running or the folding may have nothing more to do than to demonstrate dedication. If one can focus energy for that long on one project, it is likely that other projects will be achievable with greater ease.