“In life, pain is inevitable. Misery is a choice.”
Ride to Date Scorecard
Day: 3
Current Location: Wenatchee, Wa
Today’s Mileage: 72
Total Mileage: 159
Today’s Ascent: 4,625 feet
Cumulative Ascent: 8,400 feet
Day 2 was unpleasant with rain all day. The temperature was just over 40, and there were a couple of crashes among the group. Everyone survived, gratefully. But this is not what this blog is about; however, the true observation follows.
The people of the small church in Woodinville, Washington were so very excited to have us in their church. We took it over for the night and participated in the worship service on that rainy Sunday morning. The dinner the previous night and breakfast the following morning were simply delicious. They were magnificent hosts, and the church made a donation to the Fuller Center on top of their warm regards and hospitality. They stood in the drizzle to wish us well as we departed. Their generosity and kindness moved me. Several of our riders joined the choir for morning service, and we doubled their normal attendance that day.
Several members of the ride join the church choir in Woodinville, Washington
Larry, unlike most of us, knows what will kill him. Chuck, his college roommate (both of them 74) was almost killed in a motorcycle crash. Their third best friend was to be on the ride, but he lies today in hospice insisting that his friends ride without him. They will miss the death of their friend and are obeying his wishes. Chuck, in explaining why they are riding, simply says, “At our age, we are doing what we really want to do, as time is short.”
Indeed, misery is a choice. They are riding above it.