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  • Michael SpiesMichael SpiesThe Spirit flies again
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    • Day 47
    • Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 7:39 PM
    • ⛅ 19 °C
    • Altitude: 59 m
    • SpainSanguiñeda42°10’60” N  8°37’6” W
    Only 99 km.left! The countdown begins!
    That's nice of the Spanish to protect me from trucks and cars!Crazy absurdity! 7 year old children training motor cycle racing, and covering up their fears.7 year old at 60 to 70 kmh learning to ignore their feelings

    The countdown runs, 100km mark!

    May 19, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

    This afternoon I crossed the 100 km mark. Now the countdown to Santiago begins!
    But a far deeper impression was when I came upon a racing track where 7 year old boys were being trained by a coach in motor cycle racing while their parents stood behind a fence cheering on. These kids wer driving at about 60kmh. Totally fearless, and I thought, yes, here the next generation of men is being trained to not feel their feelings and to be cut off from their emotions!
    One boy was constantly being fetched out by the coach and chided because he was hesitating in the curves and not accelerating aggressively enough after the curves.
    My heart bled for this boy. ❤
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