Boredom Made Me Do It: A 10,000-Step Mistake

I thought long and hard for what boredom may have made me do that I regretted after, I laughed out when I remembered one because it's funny how I've forgotten the whole drama that day and how crazy it was for me to think I could get rid of boredom the way I did. It's funny because I've been the kind that is rarely bored until that day.

I guess that experience taught me more than I could admit because I rarely think that I'm bored, there's always something to do without actually going crazy or doing something crazy to spend time away. How we think we're bored when there really is too much we can do if we would only think of them and be willing to do them, is funny.

Well, I guess doing something crazy is also doing something to kill boredom. That is what happened to me one quiet day. It was during my university days, on a day there were no lectures to attend and only had to spend all day at home, eating and sleeping as much as I wanted. I did plan to do just that until I got a knock on the door.

One of my closest friend and coursemate came to check on me, all dressed up. I didn't get to ask why she was dressed up before she made me dress up too as she tried to make a point that "We've never really explored so many sides of our school environment". Yes, I know it sounded crazy but boredom made me hear what I wanted.

The craziest part is, none of the two of us thought about the downsides of going on a walk around the school, we just wanted to not to be at home doing nothing. And for me, I rarely get to dress up for no purpose so I thought it was a good idea when my friend started and brought the craziness right to my bored self in my room.

I would say so much but the post will get too long so to cut the long story short, we spent the whole day walking with no particular destination in mind. I remember we started the walk in the morning after our house chores and we got home almost at night, we had to take a vehicle back home. I remember how we regretted our actions.

Did you ask if we didn't try to stop walking and just turn back to go home? We did but whenever we tried to go back home, we'd be like "But what are we going home to do self?" and then, we go many more steps to explore the next building or faculty. It was like we kept boosting ourselves anytime one gets tired and wanted to give up.

The only sweet part of that no-destination walk was, we chatted a lot while finding out new locations and buildings we never knew was in the school. I tell you, getting back home, we were super exhausted and only tried to eat then rushed to bed. I couldn't do anything else and even the next morning, I felt my legs being so angry at me.

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