Motivation and Habit

Motivation and Habit

P K Routray

After a hectic life

with tension and strife

serving the family and the society

a man retires  generally at sixty

when his strength stamina and spirit ebb low,

fights he against the age from head to toe

with an agenda not to be a burden on the society

keeping himself physically and mentally healthy and fit

as long as he can with care and discipline

adopting routine walks and daily doses of medicine.

Walking at morn is the best way, I observed to learn

Hence up a mountain, a daily walk after retirement I did plan

The deep breathing, oxygen laden air, profuse sweating

cool breeze, serene atmosphere were factors motivating

Those take away my pain of walking turning it to sheer pleasure.

Daily morning I look forward the time to walk to the nature.

Since many years I daily walk up the hill

This has turned to my habit which I look with zeal.

Motivation infused in me the urge to this walk at the start

Now habit keeps it going that does not permit me to depart.

Motivation started this walk, habit keeps it going

The relationship between these sweetens me to sing.