A habit is defined as:-
“the involuntary tendency or aptitude to perform certain actions which is acquired by their
frequent repetition; as, habit is second nature; also, peculiar ways of acting; characteristic
forms of behavior“
Some people state categorically that an action that has to be undertaken twenty-one (21) times to become a habit. I disagree with this assumption or presupposition, as it only took me twice or three times for the habit of eating ice cream when in Italy.
In Milan today the temperature must have been at the maximum 11 degrees, and it was a cold 11 at that, as I strolled to the Duomo Basillica, (click for pictures) from Stazione Centrale (the Central Railway Station), where my hotel, Hotel Auriga, is located. Tonight, the temperature is even lower, but I needed to get out of my room, to stretch my legs, and there was only one place I could think of going, Jack Frost or as it is now known, Il tuo Gelato. Read What ever has happened to Jack Frost?
I could not stop the need for ice cream, the urge deep inside me. Yes I could not stop my habit.
I must have looked a sorry sight, a man, alone on a cold night, walking back to my hotel, eating ice cream, when everyone else had their thick Michelin Man coats on, with scarves wrapped around their necks, and wearing woolly hats to keep their heads warm.
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But now back in my room, I have a feeling of satisfaction having had my ice cream, and I think I like my habit too much to give it up now.
Here’s to tomorrow night.