twicehappy -> RE: Desire or Super Mind "F" (5/6/2006 8:03:51 PM)
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For me it was the words of an older friend, a very wise man. I was collared for the 1st time at 13(the reasons for this are a closed matter, except, no I was not pregnant), before our 2nd child was born my Master/oldman was killed while performing a task for this man. Needless to say I was devastated and questioning everything from why I chose to ride to was I really just sick for my lifestyle choices. If I named names most of you would know this wise man from popular folk culture dating from the 60’s to the present day. He took me out for a putt headed into the California night time desert, held me while I cried and told me he would give me a few words of advice. The 1st thing he told me was be true, keep my principles, my honor no matter what the cost. All men are only as good as their word. The 2nd thing he told me was to remember no matter what I had to do to survive in a world that imprisoned people of radical ideas calling them outlaws, no matter the exterior I needed to wear to survive, they could not change or imprison my mind, unless I let them. The 3rd and most important thing he told me was be myself, whoever or whatever that meant. If it felt right to me do it without shame, hesitation or fear. That as long as I did this I would know for sure that the people who loved me were real. And then tapping the colors on his back, he downed a shot from a bottle of Jack, grinned, kicked over the scooter, held out his hand and pulled me up behind him on the bike, leaned in real close and said "babe as to the rest of the world, fuck ‘em if they can’t take a joke". I've never forgotten his words, I've stalked through this world in my beat up old engineer boots with this exact attitude and it has served me well. My wise old friend set me free that night, trust me here was a man who understood the true value of freedom, having paid in his freedom dearly simply for keeping his honor, holding his word to those who trusted him. So the gift he gave me was priceless, it has kept me sane(sane for me anyhow ) for the past 28 years now and probably will until the end of my days. Thanks man, you still ride free, you know who you are and because of you I know who I am too.
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