I started learning to cycle when I was studying in a primary school in my village. It was early 60s and hardly a hundred cycles in my village which included those in the cycle hire shop! It was a different era in which cycles required to get licence to ride – a small aluminium plate issued by local governing body on payment of around Rs 1 which need to be fitted near the head light!!
Not only cycle, every Radio/transistor also need to have licence (in the form of a book resembled to Passport) issued on payment of Rs 15 per year from the local post office!
In such a scenario, I wanted to learn cycle and I just observed what others were doing and tried to follow the same steps. First step was to run in high-speed along with cycle and once the momentum arrived place left foot on pedal and there upon lift the right foot off the ground so as to move few more meters without any effort. After few days of such practicing, next step …………after keeping the left foot on the pedal insert your right foot through the triangle frame so as to reach right pedal and there upon half pedalling at high speed so that cycle moves nonstop. This way where kids learn cycling was called “Monkey pedalling” and elders always insist to avoid such learning as the process is highly accident prone. Still kids tend to learn despite accidents!
Believe me the feeling was as if you learnt to ride a car and you enjoy the speed at which you cross distance between land marks at a breeze! Though I enjoyed two-wheeler and four wheeler learning too in later part of life, the moment I learnt cycling was simply superb. Of course four wheeler learning too gave a feeling as if I learnt to fly a flight! In every learning, I did hit walls and fell down several times which were forgotten instantly. Only the final achievement remained in the mind as photographic moment!
Our lives are comprised of thousands of moments stretched over a lifetime. A moment of achievement. One of failure. Of inspiration. Another of disappointment. They can be large or small. Life affirming, or even life changing. These moments aren’t all equal. Though many will fade from our memories with time, they all have the power to affect our lives in one way or another.
Little moments are important as they often make up the fabric of our daily lives and contribute to our overall sense of happiness and well-being. These small seemingly insignificant moments can bring us joy, connection and a sense of fulfilment. They can also create lasting memories and strengthen our relationships with others. By appreciating and cherishing these little moments, we can cultivate a greater sense of gratitude and mindfulness in our lives. We all did have inspiring moments which helped us shaping our experiences and enabling to get different life skills.
Why ‘now’ is the most important moment of your life?
There are many benefits of living in the moment such as reducing stress, increasing productivity and improving relationship. It is up to us to cultivate the habit of living in the moment by making it a priority and practice mindfulness regularly.
The most beautiful things in life are not materialistic things. They’re people and places, memories and pictures. They’re feelings and moments, tight hugs, smiles and laughter.
