Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Everybody Hurts Sometime

It may be Wednesday (as stated above) in Singapore, but it's still very much Tuesday here in Saudi Arabi and I'm exhausted at the end of another busy day. I suppose this is likely related to my recent illness, but I've found it more difficult than I expected to deal with the physical demands associated with the umrah. Today I honestly wondered at one point whether I'd be able to complete the final ritual, one I've breezed through in the past. I ended up quite pleased with myself for keeping going yet feeling very old indeed.

It's all very humbling, painfully so. I know this is useful in some deep sense, but it still hurts.

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