Day 6

So this is getting better and better. I am not too sure whether I should this, but I am getting faster in the cold. Maybe it is just the first few days of running in the cold and the rain, but for some weird reason I have been clocking a better time. I have shaved almost 30 seconds of my time. On an average I am doing like 10 minute miles, which is something very remarkable for me since previously I had never done that. I could do it for a couple of miles, but my average pace towards the end of a longer run would be much much less. But now I have been doing it consistently for the past few days. It is not even funny anymore. The rain and cold gear is definitely helping though. And my motivation is still high and so is my training schedule in full gear.

I had this interesting incident today. I was walking back from the derm clinic. Since Ritu was busy at work and was not taking my calls, I had not much of a choice but hike it from there to home. I was about half way home, when this gentleman stops the car. He is relatively young and offers me a ride. I accept it since it was raining and I was not really in a mood to walk. So he drops me home and during our conversation I learn that he is a pastor with a relatively new church. He though introduces his wife as a real-estate agent, which was something very interesting, since it turns out she helps out at the church and is listed as some form of divinity or spiritual advisor. More so ever, in her profile posted on the church it does not mention that he is her spouse, but it is mentioned that she is his spouse in his profile. More so ever he introduces himself to be a dad and husband. And she introduces herself as the being the wife of him. A very interesting way to introduce oneself.

Despite of all this it was a very interesting meeting with him. I learnt that a church can be built from scratch, just like any corporation. And like any business venture requires a lot of planning and effort on part of the so-called 'administrative' staff, which in the Church is actually the spiritual advisors. It is a new concept to me. Till now I was under the impression that churches were always branches of a bugger structure. To might it was almost as if a larger church or a larger entity decided that there was a need in a certain area and that is where the church will come into existence. But according to what I learned today, that is not always the case. This current church in question does not even have a physical presence. It has a spiritual presence alright, but not a physical one. Every sunday it is assembled and then it is dismantled and taken away. And pretty soon it going to lease a space for a period of 10-15 years. I am surprised and very amazed at the way even the 'corporation' of God needs to be set up. I guess this is the one company where the CEO actually claims and is working for the better of the company and it's customers!