Born to Run (the sermon)
I delivered this sermon today at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin, it is inspired by the book of the same title by Christopher McDougall: Reading - from Born to Run by Christopher McDougall "Unlike any other organism in history, humans have a mind-body conflict: we have a body built for performance, but a brain that's always looking for efficiency. We live or die by our endurance, but remember: endurance is all about conserving energy, and that's the brain's department. The reason some people use their genetic gift for running and others don't is because the brain is a bargain shopper. For millions of years, we lived in a world without cops, cabs, or Domino's Pizza; we relied on our legs for safety, food, and transportation, and it wasn't as if you could count on one job ending before the next one began... Nor could (our) ancestors ever be sure that they wouldn't become food right after catching some; the antelope they'd chas