As a young man in his late 20's, there are so many things I see my mates or even younger people doing,and I ask myself, "Kayode,what were you doing as a kid when your mates were learning to do this?".
One of such is bicycle riding. It has always been one of the things I feel challenged when I see my mates doing. As a child, I never had so much opportunity of mixing up with my mates outside of school, except for very few occasions when I visit my friends. I still remember how my friend Ebenezer used to pay 10 or 20 naira at a field close to his house,just to have a bike ride from one designated location to another, but yours sincerely was never interested in such. Then,I would prefer to go and join those playing football. I also loved playing video games,but riding boris (or whatever it is called),bicycle, etc never tickled my fantasy.
However, my inability to ride a bicycle became more of an insult in recent times when people look at me as if I am not normal when I tell them I dont know how to ride. In response, I usually go defensive telling them its not a necessity and that you dont learn to use your left hand in old age.
Recently, I had to tell my self the truth,and I picked up the challenge of learning to ride a bicycle. My first day was awesome as I thought it was going to be difficult to get balanced on a a bicycle, but after a little push,there I was, peddling my self along. In fact,after 3 days of learning (thanks to my neigbour and teacher Adeyemi), I was cruising around my street. Though I am still not as good as I should be,but at least I can move a bicycle around and my hand is still shaky when I see a car coming in front or from back,but I will sure get better. I learnt to ride in 3 days and I wish I had done this earlier. But its better late than never.
Most difficulties we perceive only exists in our minds. We give up most times even before trying. Your attitude towards something is more important than any other thing
My advise to you today is JUST TRY IT
Till we meet again, stay blessed.
