Lessons Learned from a First Attempt at Roller Skating (Raquel)
February 20, 2007 by sharppointythings
 If I fall, I want to fall on my face. At least it shows I’m leaning in the right direction.
 This is like dying with your sword in your hand, only different.
This is actually more meaningful than you know.
Reminds me of the movie “Hondo” where the scout played by Ward Bond comments on the young lieutenant wounded in his first battle. Paraphrase:
“He’ll make a good officer . . . all the holes is in front.”
[...] Raquel says, “If I fall, I want to fall on my face. At least it shows I’m leaning in the right direction.” [...]
[...] it doesn’t I’ll have at least eliminated an option. In other words, this is the year I fall on my face in more interesting ways than ever before. [...]