8: 43 o’clock: Where is the Olympia bus? It’s late again. He rarely comes at the stipulated time. Are we in Japan, a punctual country? Busy looking at the clock. The ridge swells for my European colleagues. He will miss that boat. 15 minutes overdue. That should be eternal. We like to complain. Regarding the friendly but definite, that is, insurmountable invitation, choose the prescribed path instead of the direct path, because it is a choice; regarding the annoying daily fever measurement, a health check is required.
We complained about the extreme heat yesterday, and today we are bothered by drizzle. Paper notepads are softening. What is the situation in the Aar Valley? A person can be very happy. The announced typhoon No. 8 did not reach Tokyo with its powerful force. But where can you find decent food to eat? For reporters in the bubble for 14 days, fast food in sports facilities, instant soup in plastic cups. After a long day-with the permission of the hotel security-15 minutes of shopping in a 24-hour store: four packs of sushi. There are bananas and vegetables. No one starved to death.
As inviolable as a Zen master
But what if the Olympic bus driver does not find his destination in the end? Uneasiness spread in the rear, and people dozed off beforehand. The driver started circling around 1:30 in the morning. Passing by the wrong hotel again and again. Does he have no GPS? He has. Isn’t that his city? Yes. The man in the white gloves on the drapery spoke in European English. Japanese will be very helpful. At the lowest point of meditation, he is still as inviolable as a Zen master. And from the chaos to find the peace of mind at the second nearby hotel.
It has the same name. Canoeist Sideris Tasiadis also exudes the breath of Zen master. Leave it to bronze. In 2015, he lost his girlfriend at the time because she was a top athlete. “This experience shaped my perspective,” he said on Tuesday, “because what is important.” Zen is said to be about “experiencing the present.” This applies to the Olympics-and it applies to life.
