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The second part of our walk: to be Peripatetics.

     I chose this topic because I enjoy walking and I would agree that if you let your mind wonder while you wander a great deal many things may come to your mind. Websters defines peripatetics as movement or journeys hither and thither, meaning that the journeys will take you far and wide mentally and physically. The word peripatetics originally came from the word peripatos. This way of thought was originally a school founded by Aristotle in Ancient Greece around 335 B.C. then lasted roughly until the third century A.D. after a brief attempt at a revival from the Romans.  This school of thought was lost for a time in the west but
in the east early Islamic philosophy adopted it. The Peripatetics were followers of  Aristotle who founded a physical location for his school in the Lyceum just outside of Athens. He and his followers would hold walking discussions for the public to engage upon, unlike the majority of institutions of the time. Although the Peripatetics where the main users of the Lyceum it was also used for housings Aristotle's Library. He also created the first zoo and botanical garden there as well for patrons of the school to see. The teachings of Aristotle in the peripatetic field proved to be inspiring to not only Islamic Philosophers but also to the founders of the scholastic philosophy.

  I have found that in my own experience walking is a gate way to another level of thinking in some aspects at times when you don't have distractions but when its calm that's when you can really think when your mind is allowed to just wander. At times like during boot camp during our final few hikes when it was dead silent it really made you think and observe the world and appreciate it.  It makes you start to contemplate everything that you have done and take pride in your actions. I remember towards the very end thinking of everything as it had happened for the past three months and i could really think of those experiences and what they all taught me. Its times like that where you realize that walking can wake up your mind to explore not only the physical world but the expanses of the mind. At times when I am stressed out I will take a trip to the green-way to just go for a brief run to then turn I into a relaxing walk and while that is time I could be doing other work that allows me to calmly think about all my work that I still have yet to do but it calms me enough to be able to successfully complete it all. Also when I go for a good walk normally it puts me in a good mood from my perspective it would reinforce Robert Thayer when he says that walking can boost your mood for up to two hours post walk.
     In the end i would say id believe in being a Peripatetic because i feel like it can open up ones mind to venture far and wide.

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