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Do you have any mental images that say "determination" to you? As of last night, I have a new such image.
There is a man whom I sometimes see riding a bike on some of the same streets I frequently drive, including the busier street mine intersects with. The first few times I saw him, I wondered about his situation, but quickly just learned to take his unusual appearance for granted. He is an unuual bike rider in that secured to the handle bars are a set of crutches. Of course I wondered what kind of problem the man has that he can ride a bike, but not walkk without the aid of crutches. I've seen him at points at least three miles apart, so the guy covers some ground, too.
Well, last night, after dark I saw him headed down the nearby busier street again. Only he was not pedaling. He was sitting on the seat, crutches tied to the handlebar as usual. He was propelling himself forward with just one leg, pushing off the ground then gliding, pushing off the ground then gliding, on and on. Whatever his disability, apparently last night it was not going to let him pedal. But that was not going to keep him from getting to where he needed to be.
What pictures of determination do you have?
There is a man whom I sometimes see riding a bike on some of the same streets I frequently drive, including the busier street mine intersects with. The first few times I saw him, I wondered about his situation, but quickly just learned to take his unusual appearance for granted. He is an unuual bike rider in that secured to the handle bars are a set of crutches. Of course I wondered what kind of problem the man has that he can ride a bike, but not walkk without the aid of crutches. I've seen him at points at least three miles apart, so the guy covers some ground, too.
Well, last night, after dark I saw him headed down the nearby busier street again. Only he was not pedaling. He was sitting on the seat, crutches tied to the handlebar as usual. He was propelling himself forward with just one leg, pushing off the ground then gliding, pushing off the ground then gliding, on and on. Whatever his disability, apparently last night it was not going to let him pedal. But that was not going to keep him from getting to where he needed to be.
What pictures of determination do you have?
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