I was happily doing my laps at the pool, enjoying the whole pool for myself. And so, I was doing regular strokes, reflecting and praying from time to time as I glided through the water, when this guy came into the pool and started swimming too. Whenever he swam past me, his stroke caused ripples, making it slightly difficult to keep to my pace. I found myself having to use a stronger stroke and tilt my head a certain way when I breathe so water will not get into my nose.
Needless to say, that distraction caused me to stop reflecting and praying, instead anticipating the next time he passed me so I do not get water in my nose. I experienced, I learnt and I overcame when I accepted the other swimmer as part of my pool experience. How do I become a better swimmer if I do not experience disturbances like that? I wouldn't even have this story to share if there weren't another swimmer in the pool, right?
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