RE: Motorcycle Travel Series by @velimir 'Why Riding?' (Part #198)
Great writeup and beautiful message at the end as always.
There’s no better place to be on a hot day than cruising around beautiful lanes on your bike. Riding in the heat may be far more appealing than venturing out on a grim winter’s day, but it comes with its own set of challenges to overcome as your body deals with high temperature.
I understand the regular feeling of freedom you get while riding. I love cycling most of all because it gives me freedom. It's about being outside, the wind in your hair (that's right, you don't always have to wear a helmet :) and the sights and sounds of life in the city or countryside.
The breeze you create by riding along has its own cooling effect, and it’s sometimes only when you stop riding do you appreciate exactly how hot it is.
Why would anyone want to have an cycle exercise machine or go to a spinning class? Just get on a bike and go somewhere.
Night riding can also be fun with a decent set of lights – you’ll see familiar roads literally in a new light.
About hesitation, a great lesson was learnt. During History Class we studied a lot and there is this story always comes to mind.
Neil Armstrong like we all know is the 1st person to set his foot in moon.
But, do you know who was supposed to be the 1st person? Many don’t know…
His name was Edwin Aldrin…
He was the pilot for the Apollo mission. He was working for the American Airforce. Moreover he had experience of space walking, hence selected as the pilot.
Neil Armstrong worked for the American Navy. He was selected for his courage as co-pilot.
When the Apollo mission landed on moon, they received a command from NASA, “pilot first”.
But Aldarin was hesitant, “what will happen”, “will I get sucked in or will I burn out”, etc. The hesitation was not for hours, but few seconds.
In the meantime, NASA sent the next command, “co-pilot next”.
Within next second, Neil Armstrong put his foot on the moon & became part of world history.
World history was changed in 1 second… Though Aldarin had the qualification and talent, because of hesitation, he is not recognised by many people.
The world remembers only person or people who comes first…
This is a good example of how people lose out because of hesitation & fear just like you said about hesitation. Whenever i see the moon, i remember this, a moments hesitation can stop me from my greatest victory.
Thank you for sharing. I learnt a lot and i am inspired. Have a safe riding @velimir
Hehe...I am one of those guys who believes that the whole moon landing was shot in a studio and that it was a great All-American show to down the Russians who were 10 years ahead in the space program at the time. There are too many pieces missing from the puzzle of that great lie, my friend.
Haha. I totally agree with you. The United States government lies to us all the time. If they haven't lied to you today, maybe they just haven't had coffee yet. It's now been nearly four decades since Neil Armstrong took his "giant leap for mankind" — if, that is, he ever set foot off this planet. I agree with you that the U.S. government, desperate to beat the Russians in the space race, faked the lunar landings, with Armstrong and Aldrin acting out their mission on a secret film set, located either high in the Hollywood Hills or deep within Area 51. With the photos and videos of the Apollo missions only available through NASA, there's no independent verification that the lunar landings were anything but a hoax
I didn't believe the story.
I I just try to pick the positivity in the story i.e. the hesitation part of their story and what hesitation could do to someone. But i never believed them. Have a great day.