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rachitkohli · 02-15-2010, 03:11 PM

Brilliant article Old Fox sir..
Initiated by OF sir, more 'life' associated things added by sunny to generalize it, Anurag sir just made it 'alive': Lifes a circle. Sometimes we loose willingly or intentionally & come in their contact at some point of time in our life. Am relating it..
Thanks for sharing this with us. Those are the 'lessons', just not an article.
Lesson to 'correct' the way life is been seen by most of us. Such things keep floating but never muttered courage to consolidate this vital ways to perceive life. This three gentlemen have just made our life easy,. We just have to do is read, understand, implement & hence make our life easy..!!!
I wish, I never forget a single line.

Old Fox · 02-15-2010, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jd666

deep man... ill have to re-read it again and again,...

Thanks jd

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Originally Posted by augusta

Somehow I feel a bit ashamed but some realisation has happened.Thanks !

The 'realization' is worth anything....glad if I could trigger that 'Aha!' moment for you.

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Originally Posted by pads

Nice write-up Old Fox....... Even nice points added by Sunny......

Thanks pads. Yes, we have just one shot at life. Lets make the most of it.

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Originally Posted by AnuragAshok

Being among the members who has travelled the path leading upto the "Mid-Life Crisis" and now a proud part of the motely xBhp crowd, I can second this whole heartedly.

- 40's is the Old Age of Youth and the Youth of Old Age! Mid life crisis hits and hits hard sometime between late 30's and mid 40's. We are approaching 50 and judging by how time flies (look back, how many of us realize how we moved from 20's to 30's and 30's to 40's?). We re-analyze our life, we suddenly start missing the care-free youth, the wind in the face, the long bike rides, the car does not make sense anymore... we want freedom from it all and do an extent, we can afford it too!

- We cut loose with a vengence, a desire to live life before we are not able to! We want to renew our relationships with not only our loved ones, but the wind, the sea, the mountains, the beauty all around us and we want to do it in a compressed form before we hit the Middle Age of Old Age!

Ah! my partner in crime speaks and affirms. What more can I desire?

The 'middle age' has made us rich in experience and so the decisions come less contaminated by what surrounds us and more from those inner needs. And the heart beats quicker for those treasures of life.

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To all the young turks of xBhp, learn from this and make a resolve to enjoy your life NOW. Do not fall in RUT and mark my words, even knowing it, you will find it very difficult to achieve it because you can fight your own destiny and work towards changing it and... HOPE FOR THE BEST!

And finally, where is the room to be reckless? We have it in our own hands to make our life beautiful or miserable, We have a choice and it reflects in how we do mundane things, from trying to be a Rossi and breaking our bones or jeopardizing other people's safety in the bargain? Be thoughtful, enjoy your life as it is ment to be enjoyed and while you do need to challenge your limitations at all times, do it without being reckless.

Wise words these. And coming from someone who leads by example and not mere words, they are powerful. Thanks Anurag.

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Originally Posted by kurtrules

And he speaks!
Very thought provoking article OF. It is time that we all introspect and then sustain a level of satisfaction within our limits, and then begin to enjoy it. I know satisfaction may curtail the urge to progress, to gain that exclusive title, but it becomes necessary at a point of time where nothing less than our lives are at stake. It is road out there, and it is relentless!
Well written, sir!

Thank you Vaibhav. You are a virtual mountain goat on two-wheels (a pretty tall goat at that

) and know the value of 'being within limits' well enough and more than most.

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Originally Posted by rachitkohli

Brilliant article Old Fox sir..
Initiated by OF sir, more 'life' associated things added by sunny to generalize it, Anurag sir just made it 'alive': Lifes a circle. Sometimes we loose willingly or intentionally & come in their contact at some point of time in our life. Am relating it..
Thanks for sharing this with us. Those are the 'lessons', just not an article.
Lesson to 'correct' the way life is been seen by most of us. Such things keep floating but never muttered courage to consolidate this vital ways to perceive life. This three gentlemen have just made our life easy,. We just have to do is read, understand, implement & hence make our life easy..!!!
I wish, I never forget a single line.

Thanks Rachit and glad you affirm the context and purpose of the write-up. And you also seem to have taken it to heart. Mission accomplished for me!

dsids · 02-18-2010, 05:46 PM

this is like reaaaaaaaaaaaaal deep and awesome...

i started with Old Fox Sir and was like giving a wry smile at the end of a couple of paragraphs..specially the following section.

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C’mon, if we don’t have race-tracks to practice getting that knee down on a curve, is it REALLY so important to be able to do it that we risk our necks and those of others on public roads to do it? Is ‘not getting that knee down’ so unthinkable that we are willing to put our entire motorcycling lives at stake to do it? Just what will happen if you are unable to take a curve on a bike any faster than say 60 kph for the rest of your riding life?

most of the times we become so stupid and careless once we get into that adrenaline rush that we end up putting many lives at risk..our family, not to mention ourselves...OldFox sir, your post made me feel real guilty..i will try my best not get into that adrenaline rush again..

and then came AnuragAshok sir's post. After halfway through I just gave up...so deep and so true....

Binoy · 02-18-2010, 06:34 PM

@OF and @AnuragAshok... its really really deep and its a lil hard for someone ordinary to feel the soul... from the words i understood many things in life(which i have faced and going to face) and i pledge that i will ride(or do anything in my life) within my limitations...

shaggy25 · 02-19-2010, 09:30 AM

Beautifully written, its a must read for everybody in Xbhp and beyond.. and not only read but to learn from it too..

indian07_blood · 02-25-2010, 08:32 PM

Its touching OF sir. Its like I am reading ME in those lines and thinking damn I am stupid. In this journey of life there are the moments when you chose and regret forever. I wish there were not so many options to choose from and then think to position ourselves on the TOP. These few lines will open many eyes. And many will say only OF sir can do such an event in their life.

Touched Really..

Shaan

Old Fox · 02-26-2010, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by dsids

this is like reaaaaaaaaaaaaal deep and awesome...

most of the times we become so stupid and careless once we get into that adrenaline rush that we end up putting many lives at risk..our family, not to mention ourselves...OldFox sir, your post made me feel real guilty..i will try my best not get into that adrenaline rush again..

and then came AnuragAshok sir's post. After halfway through I just gave up...so deep and so true....

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Originally Posted by Binoy

@OF and @AnuragAshok... its really really deep and its a lil hard for someone ordinary to feel the soul... from the words i understood many things in life(which i have faced and going to face) and i pledge that i will ride(or do anything in my life) within my limitations...

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Originally Posted by shaggy25

Beautifully written, its a must read for everybody in Xbhp and beyond.. and not only read but to learn from it too..

dsids, binoy and shaggy: Glad I could connect with you all like this, across distance and age, as a fellow rider who sees more in riding than just changing gears and taking turns. The parallels between riding and living are numerous and at times disturbingly true. Keep searching for these and each new find will give you one more reason to keep riding and riding well.

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Originally Posted by indian07_blood

Its touching OF sir. Its like I am reading ME in those lines and thinking damn I am stupid. In this journey of life there are the moments when you chose and regret forever. I wish there were not so many options to choose from and then think to position ourselves on the TOP. These few lines will open many eyes. And many will say only OF sir can do such an event in their life.

Touched Really..

Indian07: It is not just YOU in those lines but all of US. We have all been through it sometime or the other. The coveted TOP is ironically so relative. There's always someone above you, whatever you do

. So doing what is needed and doing it well is already the TOP. No need to keep chasing up a phantom mountain.

AnuragAshok · 02-27-2010, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Binoy

@OF and @AnuragAshok... its really really deep and its a lil hard for someone ordinary to feel the soul... from the words i understood many things in life(which i have faced and going to face) and i pledge that i will ride(or do anything in my life) within my limitations...

No one's ordinary.. It's in your hands to set your sights at any goal and then achieve it. As long as you can remember that life and our passage through it is to be paced more like a marathon and (definitely) not a 100m dash, you will be OK.. In this journey, everyone can win in the end.

What is important is to also enjoy the journey rather than waiting for the destination. destinations and goals can be like shifting goal posts and waiting to be happy only when one reaches them is a sure shot way to hit crisis big time in your life.

Omi · 03-01-2010, 07:33 AM

Thought provoking...

i was one of those who liked to differentiate myself from crowd
after geting my first bike, i saw so many people have the same bike.
I thought for making mods, even posted here in help section :P
full fairing(not for the dhoom effect),
But then here my knowledge grew, i started understanding motorcycles
and then for me it was no more about being different
things have changed for me since then,
I want to be one, one with the spirit of motorcycling

and this i have learn form here. I love my motorcycle the way it is.
And now even if i change something, it will not be for Others , or for being exclusive
it will be for the good of my bike

Change is refreshing when it is done for the sake yourself and not for the sake of others...(another thing learned)

Thanks OF for posting this, coz many of us will realize the same thing later, may be only when our hair will turn gray.

chetanchandu2000 · 03-01-2010, 10:33 PM

@OF sir, though i dint understand it in one go.. i read it twice, thrice, n i got it ...well this is going to change the way i look at things and also my limitations and to live in a practical world than in my own fantasy world(i usually dream a lot which never happens..!!)

thanks a lot for such a nice post..

02-15-2010, 03:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
rachitkohli HardRider Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Mumbai Posts: 1,930	Brilliant article Old Fox sir.. Initiated by OF sir, more 'life' associated things added by sunny to generalize it, Anurag sir just made it 'alive': Lifes a circle. Sometimes we loose willingly or intentionally & come in their contact at some point of time in our life. Am relating it.. Thanks for sharing this with us. Those are the 'lessons', just not an article. Lesson to 'correct' the way life is been seen by most of us. Such things keep floating but never muttered courage to consolidate this vital ways to perceive life. This three gentlemen have just made our life easy,. We just have to do is read, understand, implement & hence make our life easy..!!! I wish, I never forget a single line. __________________ ..»».. I will rather ride my Bike thinking about God, then sitting in a Temple thinking about my Bike.. »».. Mumbai - Leh - Mumbai June '09 :On xBHP: Ride With me to Leh Blog : Mumbai - Leh - Mumbai : 21 Days, 6500kms. Journey to Heaven..June'09 GreatIndianRide - West India on a 110cc for over a month 2nd, Mumbai-Leh-Mumbai : July'11 (blog coming soon)

02-18-2010, 06:34 PM	#14 (permalink)
Binoy Ride Long... Ride Safe... Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Thrissur,Trivandrum, Bangalore Posts: 1,851	@OF and @AnuragAshok... its really really deep and its a lil hard for someone ordinary to feel the soul... from the words i understood many things in life(which i have faced and going to face) and i pledge that i will ride(or do anything in my life) within my limitations... __________________ ...Ride Long...Ride Safe... Bajaj Chetak (1985-sold) Yamaha RX100 (2005-sold) Yamaha FZ16 (2009-sold) Honda CBR250R (2011-current)

02-19-2010, 09:30 AM	#15 (permalink)
shaggy25 Bike "FREAK" Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bhilai>>Bhubaneswar>>Chennai Posts: 144	Beautifully written, its a must read for everybody in Xbhp and beyond.. and not only read but to learn from it too.. __________________ "He Who Follows Another Is Always Behind." - Anon

02-25-2010, 08:32 PM	#16 (permalink)
indian07_blood Rider On The Strom :-) Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UP-14- Posts: 232	Its touching OF sir. Its like I am reading ME in those lines and thinking damn I am stupid. In this journey of life there are the moments when you chose and regret forever. I wish there were not so many options to choose from and then think to position ourselves on the TOP. These few lines will open many eyes. And many will say only OF sir can do such an event in their life. Touched Really.. Shaan __________________ Always Wear A HELMET, Everybody does not has the comfort to replace his HEAD *Shaan*

03-01-2010, 07:33 AM	#19 (permalink)
Omi Thinker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Center of India Posts: 254	Thought provoking... i was one of those who liked to differentiate myself from crowd after geting my first bike, i saw so many people have the same bike. I thought for making mods, even posted here in help section :P full fairing(not for the dhoom effect), But then here my knowledge grew, i started understanding motorcycles and then for me it was no more about being different things have changed for me since then, I want to be one, one with the spirit of motorcycling and this i have learn form here. I love my motorcycle the way it is. And now even if i change something, it will not be for Others , or for being exclusive it will be for the good of my bike Change is refreshing when it is done for the sake yourself and not for the sake of others...(another thing learned) Thanks OF for posting this, coz many of us will realize the same thing later, may be only when our hair will turn gray. Last edited by Omi; 03-01-2010 at 07:36 AM.

03-01-2010, 10:33 PM	#20 (permalink)
chetanchandu2000 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: bangalore Posts: 156	@OF sir, though i dint understand it in one go.. i read it twice, thrice, n i got it ...well this is going to change the way i look at things and also my limitations and to live in a practical world than in my own fantasy world(i usually dream a lot which never happens..!!) thanks a lot for such a nice post.. __________________ The road Never ends..keep Riding.

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