I think this is a case where I've been lied to by the main stream
media again. Cause things aren't shaping up like I've been promised
by dozens of Japanese dramas. So hears how the dramas go: Some
vastly unlikely person decides to run a marathon (or insert any other
sport that mostly takes dedication rather then talent, though frankly
it is usually actually a marathon) despite some obvious reason why
they should fail. I think the most recent drama I saw with this plot
the boy had autism. But anyway there have been plenty of variations
on the theme. So OK, said inappropriate or unlikely person tells
others of their plans. Others scoff. Others tell unlikely person to
give up and go home. But unlikely person has a dream, and nothing
can crush that dream. Unlikely person goes out every day and
practices and practices and before long others begin to notice.
Neighborhood people begin to cheer unlikely person on. At some
point (and I'm not really sure how this one usually works) school
children start to join unlikely person on their long runs, and draw
encouraging pictures in crayon and say really uplifting things. At a
critical point in the training, adversity hits. A sprained ankle in
the pouring rain. Unlikely person ends up on all fours in pain,
watching the rain hit the pavement and then the uplifting crayon
sketches along with some appropriately uplifting music give unlikely
person the will they need to get up and keep going. In the final
episode a whole class of cheering kids shows up to scream
encouragement while hero struggles toward success. I've also seen
this whole plot played out point by point for a chick who randomly
decided to do competitive police dog training. Talk about unlikely.
Now I'm a vastly unlikely person to run a marathon. When I was told
(by Missy) I planned to run a marathon in a year, I totally scoffed,
but none of the other drama points seem to be happening for me.
Well. . . I sprained my ankle in the rain but not while running, and
there were no uplifting sketches, or swelling music. From time to
time old people smile as I job past and say 'I think your loosing
weight sweaty!' Not too bad. And I have actually lost a bit of
weight. So I guess since the universe isn't planning to spontaneous
sprout motivational background music for me, I'll just have to
download some from itunes and hit the road.
