The Motorcycle Ride
A boy and his girlfriend were riding a motorcycle, speeding through the night. They loved each other a lot.
Girl: “Slow down a little. I’m scared.”
Boy: “Don’t worry, I won’t let anything happen to you.”
Girl: “Please. It’s so scary.”
Boy: “Tell me that you love me.”
Girl: “Fine. I love you. Can you slow down now?”
Boy: “Give me a big hug.”
The girl gave him a big hug.
Girl: “Now, can you slow down?”
Boy: “Can you take off my helmet and put it on? It’s uncomfortable and its bothering me while I drive.”
The next day, there was a story in the newspaper. A motorcycle had crashed into a building because its brakes were broken. There were two people on the motorcycle, of which one died, and the other had survived.
The guy knew that the brakes were broken. He didn’t want to let the girl know, because he knew that the girl would have gotten scared. Instead, he got her to tell him that she loved him one last time, got one last hug from her and put his helmet on her head so that she could live while he died himself.
The Motorcycle Ride
A boy and his girlfriend were riding a motorcycle, speeding through the night. They loved each other a lot.
Girl: “Slow down a little. I’m scared.”
Boy: “Don’t worry, I won’t let anything happen to you.”
Girl: “Please. It’s so scary.”
Boy: “Tell me that you love me.”
Girl: “Fine. I love you. Can you slow down now?”
Boy: “Give me a big hug.”
The girl gave him a big hug.
Girl: “Now, can you slow down?”
Boy: “Can you take off my helmet and put it on? It’s uncomfortable and its bothering me while I drive.”
The next day, there was a story in the newspaper. A motorcycle had crashed into a building because its brakes were broken. There were two people on the motorcycle, of which one died, and the other had survived.
The guy knew that the brakes were broken. He didn’t want to let the girl know, because he knew that the girl would have gotten scared. Instead, he got her to tell him that she loved him one last time, got one last hug from her and put his helmet on her head so that she could live while he died himself.
Why would you knowingly risk killing someone that you really loved?
More proof you just can't fix stupid.
On the contrary, truly mature love doesn't contemplate unnecessarily putting the object of one's affections in harms way.you cant love :mrgreen:
On the contrary, truly mature love doesn't contemplate unnecessarily putting the object of one's affections in harms way.
Morning, er, afternoon Pol. Had I been in his shoes in that case, I would either have told her the bike was broken, or suggested a walk instead, or both. Only the immature or stupid wrap their identities so completely in such superficial things. It was big of him to offer her the helmut, but it would've been bigger of him to exercise some common sense, first - even if it cost him something in her eyes.I wonder if it was her idea to go for a bike ride, and he didn't want to disappoint her? Possible, I guess, but a bad decision on his part!
Greetings, humbolt. :2wave:
Morning, er, afternoon Pol. Had I been in his shoes in that case, I would either have told her the bike was broken, or suggested a walk instead, or both. Only the immature or stupid wrap their identities so completely in such superficial things. It was big of him to offer her the helmut, but it would've been bigger of him to exercise some common sense, first - even if it cost him something in her eyes.
Absolutely. It's a seemingly selfless act that has it's roots in complete self gratification at an incredibly high price for both of them.And not to mention the fact that the results of his actions, although they did not mortally wound her, they would leave deep emotional pain and scars.
I think the primary point of the story is that, at the moment of extreme crisis and terror, he selflessly chose to give up his life for her when he could have lived.
The story doesn't have anything to do with the driver's failure to comply with Sections 8.73(a) and (c) Subsection 5, of the troubleshooting manual on motorcycle maintenance and systems or a determination of reasonable alternatives in a crisis situation after an accident review board performs a leisurely after the fact analysis and then issues it's detailed repot and findings in the appropriate technical journals.
The Motorcycle Ride
A boy and his girlfriend were riding a motorcycle, speeding through the night. They loved each other a lot.
Girl: “Slow down a little. I’m scared.”
Boy: “Don’t worry, I won’t let anything happen to you.”
Girl: “Please. It’s so scary.”
Boy: “Tell me that you love me.”
Girl: “Fine. I love you. Can you slow down now?”
Boy: “Give me a big hug.”
The girl gave him a big hug.
Girl: “Now, can you slow down?”
Boy: “Can you take off my helmet and put it on? It’s uncomfortable and its bothering me while I drive.”
The next day, there was a story in the newspaper. A motorcycle had crashed into a building because its brakes were broken. There were two people on the motorcycle, of which one died, and the other had survived.
The guy knew that the brakes were broken. He didn’t want to let the girl know, because he knew that the girl would have gotten scared. Instead, he got her to tell him that she loved him one last time, got one last hug from her and put his helmet on her head so that she could live while he died himself.
FWIW, they could have been riding downhill in the rain with drum brakes and a slipping clutch.
Hiya, hanging in there thanks, hope you are doing well.
:2wave:
Lay off the throttle, downshift and engine brake, you could probably reduce your speed enough to prevent death. Also rear and front brakes are on different systems, so you should probably have at least one of those.
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