On Fitness, To My Past Self
Author's note: this is going to be a personal piece and a very crude one at that. Please do not expect grammatical polishing. Hello Monil from 2018, I am Monil from 2021 January. How are you doing? Certainly not well. Anyway, I've set aside this time to write about fitness in general. I know what you've been through, so I can help you with it. But I am struggling to find a starting point. This usually happens when you want to address the mentality rather than a process or a life hack. Let me paint you a picture: you're well into your third semester, and it is Concours time. You see all the athletes on the field, and all you want to do for the three days is to be one of them - who wouldn't, right? They train hard, sometimes sacrifice lectures, and give in their 100% to the game. They bear through the opponent team's sledging - more so when not playing in home ground, and even though sometimes they don't win, they show up on the field for the next game. And