How's your back tire doing?

 

Over the years, I have taken a number of solo road trips. It probably seems like I want to do stuff alone. Like, I have said: Compromises are self inflicted when one travels alone. I do tend to just handle things the way I do it. I do enjoy a bit of solitude. The larger truth is I seek connection and symbiosis. I admit it actually feels good to accomplish a project in partnership as long as each partner is contributing to quality and not where one partner wins and the other loses. Sometimes what people, and especially I, do doesn't make a lot of sense, This journey made a lot more sense before I was on it. I don't know... I suppose I'm seeking a quality of life that doesn't exist when I find myself tethered to a metropolis that doesn't care about me.This trip isn't a mistake, but it is valuable learning experience. It brings to light that everyone struggles whether they know it or not. "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" is a book about quality. The thing is Zen find balance in adversity. Yeah! That's the ticket. I always come back to saying the purpose of life is to overcome adversity. The trick is keeping it simple so that complexities don't overwhelm the tasks at hand.

And now this! Riding a motorcycle over a great distances in straight lines will wear out the center of the tire. One really should reduce the pressure a little, slow down, and traverse more curves to help even out the wear. It's still a metaphor even if one states that this is a metaphor... Stating the obvious usually means that not everything is obvious.
 

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