I heard somewhere that most people stumble across the truth, brush themselves off and continue on their way. This reminded me today of what I do everyday while I commute to and from my office. Everybody is on their way to some place or another in or on their vehicles. They are all driving or riding their vehicles smoothly, grimacing at people who are faster, and honking their horns at people who are slower. As we have all heard that one must enjoy the journey and not worry about the destination, so must go this ride on the road.
And so I travel everyday. One day I came across a speed-breaker, also known for some reason as a sleeping policeman. What happens when you forget your destination and concentrate on the journey itself? Different people do it differently.
The patient and careful rider slows down well before he reaches the bump, hurts neither himself nor the bike, and continues.
The devious look for gaps in the bump, at the left or right ends of it and pass through them no matter what the riders behind or in front of them are doing on the road.
The patient and careful rider slows down well before he reaches the bump, hurts neither himself nor the bike, and continues.
The devious look for gaps in the bump, at the left or right ends of it and pass through them no matter what the riders behind or in front of them are doing on the road.
And then there are the rash, the careless and the over-confident. These completely ignore the bump. They neither slow down before it nor look for gaps to pass through. They continue at the same speed they were riding, caring neither about their vehicle's shock-absorbers and tires nor about their own backbones.
I wonder if there are people who do it differently than these three types of riders. If not, do these constitute the bike-riders' Trinity?
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