The Biker understands something that has not been lost... but forgotten. It's how to live in the here and now, in the world of the real and tangible.
It's more than just living with en element of inherent risk in the actual activity of riding the motorcycle. It's being involved with something that places us back into the four dimensional world.
When we ride, we are in touch with our senses. We are unplugged from our smart phones and computers. Interactions with each other become more tangible and real.
As technology advances the wall grows thicker between ourselves and the world around us. I think life and relationships are cheapened this way.
Just watch how people communicate with each other more and more by using postings and text. Or watch how people document more what they are experiencing rather than just experiencing it.
But life on two wheels puts us back into the real world. There is risk, there are mishaps that cannot be corrected by "reloading" a video game. There are face-to-face contacts with the people we ride with. We hear real laughter when we are caught in a rainstorm together.
Jesus said, "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." John 10:10 (NIV)
I wonder sometimes if the thief even has to steal, or if we give up that life a piece at a time, voluntarily?
