Distractions in any form can be a dangerous thing. Whether on the motorcycle, in a car or even some in life that sway us from our path from time to time. I am usually clear headed and very present when I am on my motorcycle but occasionally I find myself a little tired or impaired by bright sun or low lit areas at night. If I have the option to rest or wait before I begin riding I will do so. When trying to gain time or distance on longer trips sometimes I find myself pushing a little just to get to a destination. I've ridden on long country roads at night and often see animals on the side of the road waiting to dart out. Sometimes what I think is an animal is only a shadow or a tree branch. Even in the day time on a sunny day I'll see images in the distance that appear to be one thing but as I get closer they are not what I thought they were at all.
To see things for exactly how they are can be a difficult thing. Situations may appear to be one way, but more often than not our own mind becomes the animal on the side and we wait for it to dart out in front of us. All the while its was just a shadow all along...
I have wandered all my life, and I have also traveled; the difference between the two being this, that we wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment. ~ Hilaire Belloc
Cheers.
Jim
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