Jim Island

This is my bike.

There are many like it, but this one is MINE.

My bike is my best friend. It is my life.

I must master it as I must master my life.

My bike without me is useless. Without my bike, I am useless.

I must ride my bike true.

I must ride straighter than the car that is trying to kill me.

I must dodge him before he runs over me. I will…

My bike and myself know that what counts on the road is not the gas we guzzle,

The noise of our engines, nor the smoke we make.

We know it is the pedals that count. We will pedal…

My bike is human, even as I, because it is my life.

Thus, I will learn it as a brother.

I will learn its weaknesses, its strengths, its parts, its accessories,

It’s gears, and its wheels.

I will ever guard it against the ravages of weather and damage.

I will keep my bike clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready.

We will become part of each other. We will…

Before Mother Earth I swear this creed.

My bike and myself are the defenders of the air we breathe.

We are the masters of the road.

We are the saviors of my life.

So be it, until there is no pollution, but PEACE.