i beleive that cycling is equal parts character and body.
we are abused.
it's not your imagination.
even if some guy(s) in a car toots at you, it's abuse.
don't pretend that it's anything else.
do you think they would do that if they thought that you could
catch up with them?
like all abusers, they are cowards. they would not be abusing you if they
thought
that they were in danger.
we can't catch up with them. we are helpless.
we can stand up for ourselves.
what do we do?
the answer is that we don't take it personally.
i remember once a dog barked at me from a ute. i got a fright.
i thought that it was a human [censored] at first, but i
then saw the reality. i laughed.
do i blame the dog? no, it's just a dog. it can't help itself.
did i take it personally? no.
we must see these human [censored] as dogs - they are
mere animals. not all humans are equal, for those who
respect others, there are people who do not respect others.
main points
- not taking one's ego so seriously
- viewing the ignorant as they are.
ps if you are upset by these people, our main problem is
taht we take them seriously, like their 'criticism' is legitimate.
it is not.
it is a habit - we must learn that their 'opinion' is worthless.
unless we can see them for what thye are, we will continue to take them
seriously
and suffer for it.