Since I got the bicycle last month, I have still been looking for a comfortable walking and cycling route. Recently, I have often walked in a nearby rural area called Tabuse Town. Let’s introduce that route.
My recent walking route
Now I prefer walking in a rural area to the seaside. This is because it is cooler. During the summer season, finding a cooler route is my top priority.
While the beach feels cool, the paved seaside roads tend to be hot. I don’t know the mechanism exactly, but the cause can be high humidity without ventilation. Roads with obstacles, such as buildings and trees, tend to accumulate humidity, while beaches are open and breezy. In addition, there are many shallow rivers and ponds that increase humidity. Such high humidity without ventilation may make us feel hot.
In my experience, the mountain path also tends to be hot for the same reason. It may be hotter than city areas. Although the shaded area has a lower temperature, there is no wind except on the mountain ridge. Since walking on a hill is a harder exercise, we sweat a lot. Mountain hiking is best in spring or autumn, not in summer.
In my opinion, open and breezy rural areas tend to be the best in the summer. Greenery lowers the temperature, so we feel the wind is cooler. Although I sweat a lot every day and never say it is comfortable, the rural area tends to be the best, especially during the cruel hot summers in recent years.
The reason people build houses there
By the way, in this rural area, most houses are in shady and humid places such as the foothills. In other words, they have intentionally chosen to live in uncomfortable areas.
Perhaps that is because farmland is more important for them. This town is a rural area without a vast plain. They may have had to secure as much farmland as possible, even if they had to sacrifice their comfortable housing.
That would be why the houses look shadowy, while the fields in this area are beautiful.
The logical religions
Their local religion is also interesting because it allows us to imagine the humble aspect of their lives.
We have to live within the restrictions called the laws of nature. If we go against them, our lives become painful. On the other hand, if we follow them, we can live relatively easily.
There are larger influences that impact our happiness beyond our individual control. When we face it, we can do nothing but follow. Typical examples are life and death.
Religion is one way to feel such greater factors.
Interestingly, rationality makes us live more religiously. This is because it tells us that there are areas that we cannot control. That allows us to focus on an efficient area to change the future while accepting what we cannot change.
Conclusion
Anyway, I am still looking for a more comfortable way of life.
Trying a new route is enjoyable. Even if we fail, we can learn something great, which can be called the laws of nature.
Thank you for reading this article. I hope to see you in the next one.
