The Buddhists say Life is Suffering, just as Cyclists say Cycling is Suffering... I can attest to the latter... for some reason cyclists love to suffer, they must love it, why else would we go out again and again. Another bike saying goes, "Cycling doesn't get any easier, you just get faster." A lot of what cycling teaches us can be applied to life.
-You have to do a lot of hard work to climb to the summit of a big hill... and the easy, enjoyable ride back down doesn't last a quarter of the time... but take time to enjoy the view from the top first.
-No matter how tired and exhausted you are, you can always go a little further, and a little further.
-Your mind and spirit will try to shorten a ride before your body does, control your mind and you will control your life.
-If you start your ride with the wind at your back, you're gonna struggle home into the wind. Same goes for hills, if you ride downhill first, you'll have to struggle back uphill to go home. Of course if you live on a hill, as I do, you have no choice.
-Riding the same route gets boring, you have to have new adventures, explore new roads and every once in awhile get lost on purpose... or at least tell people you meant to do that.
There are more lessons that I only remember while I'm riding, but I haven't learned the multi-tasking art of riding and writing yet. So I'll just leave you with a quote from a pretty smart fellow.
Life is like riding a bicycle - in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving. ~Albert Einstein
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