I Am

Remember in 5th grade when everyone was obsessed with Heeleys? Hanging out with your friends went from playing football, video games, etc. to going up and down your street on Heeleys. Well for those of you who don't know, Heeleys are shoes with one wheel on each shoe. They aren't loud and flashy like you would think. They look like skate shoes but a little bit more clunky. On the bottom of the shoe, there was a slot to put the wheel so when you weren't using them to roll around in, they wouldn't look ridiculous. Mine in particular were all black so they looked like any other normal shoe out there. Using Heeley's were very easy, you would lift your front foot up while controlling with the back foot. I used them all the time. I went down and back this one private street near my house, used them at the park, used them to get to my friends' house, etc. But one day, I went to a big hill and decided to take my Heeley adventures one step further. I starred down the hill and went for it without any hesitation. At first it was a smooth ride, but i started gaining ridiculous speed and lost control. Gravity pushed me off track and I fell, scraping my knee up causing blood to repeatingly gush from my knee. From that day on, my Heeley use decreased and I never went down another hill in them again. What I took from this experience was that I should be more cautious next time I try a big stunt such as going down a big hill on wheels with no helmet. This realization changed my thinking for a while, and when I say a while I mean less than 2 years. I got a bike for my birthday a couple years later and tried the same thing on a different hill, again without a helmet. In the long run, I think these experiences were worth it because it made me understand that it is important to take risks in life. Taking risks are important because if you don't take risks, you will never know your limit. You will never know how far you can go or how much potential you have. If you're not a risk taker, you'll work for someone who is.