Life

"Falling isn't failing… failing is staying where you fell."

Miguel Ángel Sánchez.

First came the image, then I found the phrase. When I was a kid, I never hesitated to get back up, so why would I do it as a man? The fall in that picture was so sudden and unexpected, and only a few meters from the finish line, that it almost knocked me unconscious, even though the mud and sparse vegetation cushioned the impact.

I smiled when I realized I was okay. Assessing my condition, I got back on my bike and crossed the finish line with more euphoria and joy than I had before the fall.

Since then, I've applied this to my life.