I remember a day in my life when I learned something from the road.
Pouring rain can be harsh when you ride on a motorbike. That was what happened to me about 15 years ago.
I was on the way to finish a task from my boss when the rain came down. I was on the road riding my motorbike. Due to the dead line, I couldn't stop to find a shelter.
I kept continue riding. The water was really fell down on me like it was a ton of nails on my face.
I tried hard to look on the road behind my glasses. Poor me, my helmet was not equipped with a visor - something that I regreted later.
I felt like I wanted to give up. But I couldn't because I needed to get to my office in a minute.
Later then I really stopped. It was not that I gave up. No. It was the traffic light.
I stopped at the red light and I suddenly realized that the rain wasn't that hard.
I felt the water poured down on me gently. Not hurting like before.
I just realized that my movement made the rain felt different. When I rode fast the rain felt so hard. When I got slower or stopped, it became softer.
So, what was the lesson?
I know that a situation could be not that bad when I make a different movement.
Never judge something before you try another way to see it. Move or change your speed, you'll see the difference.
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The second lesson I got from the road is when I rode my motorbike to find a store in Malioboro Street.
You know Malioboro. It is always a busy place.
I had a hard time finding the store I mentioned. People told me that it was near something. But I just couldn't find it and the 'something'. The place was too busy for me.
At the second try I found the store. Alhamdulillah. It was really next to that something. And actually it was easy to spot.
How come?
I tried to look for the store in a different time. Day vs night.
I found the store at night. By the help of neon signs.
My God. Masha Allah.
Next time I couldn't find a place, I would try to look for it in a different time.
use google maps for the first before go somewhere to track best road :D
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