Until I began biking to work, I didn’t really understand this scene.
Now I understand why the Nike representatives were so blown away. Aside from the fact that Mel Gibson’s voice is perfect, the truths he is offering are amazing. They also aren’t things women discuss. At least, not the women I know.
I ride for a purpose: transportation. That’s different than riding for sport or to lose weight. I have to get from point A to B and back. I do care how I look when I get to point B, but I’m willing to carry a change of clothes. I’m still struggling with the make-up thing. I can’t go without but I’ve steadily decreased how much I wear. Still, I hate looking in the mirror at the office. I never look as good as I would like. I pick my clothes for work because I can ride in them or because the fold up well, don’t wrinkle and will fit over my shorts (I really should invest in cycling shorts. I have a drawer full of shoes in my desk, which makes weekends interesting.
I wouldn’t change a thing.
Those 30 minutes each way are the only part of my day when I just am. I don’t overthink. My imagination stays in check. My goals are simple and achievable: Make it to the next driveway before down shifting, make it up this hill, don’t hit that pothole, don’t get hit by that car. It’s refreshing not to think beyond the moment.
Until I began riding to work, I didn’t understand this scene.
Until I began riding to work, I didn’t understand myself. That journey has only just begun.
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