And I'm still walking..
Walking is a habit I developed as a child while accompanying my father on his daily walks. Growing up in India, I saw that people weren't very much into physical exercise. The most my parents' generation would do was go for a walk to get some movement. I loved walking, not because of the physical exercise I got out of it, but because it gave me that exclusive time with my dad to converse about pretty much everything under the sun. He is not much of a talker, so it was mostly me doing the talking. He would answer my questions, talk to familiar faces on the way if we ran into them, buy groceries, visit a temple - it was an enriching social experience. Having lived in different towns because of my dad's transferable job as a government employee, this habit of walking stayed with me everywhere. It not only made me grow closer to my father, but also made walking an innate part of me. Walking has become such a necessary part of my survival that I take a walk to calm my nerves whe...