The narrator announces that a "passion marathon" will be held the next weekend. Two people must participate in the event, and the narrator suggests that they each pick one person to run with. The two men decide that they will take turns leading the race. The narrator then comments on the strange behavior of a young lady running toward random people. He thinks that she is mocking them for being old. He says that the span of one's life depends on god and that happiness brings eternal youth.