One evening last week after dinner, i took my mountain bike and headed for the Gatineau park.
It was a beautiful spring evening. The sun was low in the sky and the light was creating a magical atmosphere in the forest. The colors were vibrant. The woods felt alive. I felt alive. I remember vividly this moment. During that ride, every second felt like right here, right now, just moving, pedaling, forgetting everything but one goal: to enjoy this life.
Every day, in my work, i see good people in bad places. Such is life, filled with occasional accidents, diseases and strokes of bad luck. But between the bland moments of usualness, life is also filled with special moments of joy and peace.
This evening of mountain biking was one of them. I feel privileged to be able to recognize these moments and also very lucky to be able to make these happen on a regular basis.
Because of my work and through it, i have developped an urgency to live, to enjoy every moment of this life and i want to share this with you my friends. This is the reason i write so much, i just want to share my happiness and my moments of joy.
I believe life is meant to be shared but i also believe that we must be comfortable in the stillness of solitude, that we must be truly free before we can really be with someone.
So there i was, alone in the forest, pedaling for no reason other than just enjoy a moment, a pearl of solitude with myself.
Original post Facebook, june 2016
Martin Pham Dinh 