Let me encourage you to get up every day and focus on what you do have in life. Be thankful for the blessings of the little things, even when you don't get what you expect.
~Victoria Osteen
We have been planning for this trip for months and finally on Saturday 20th May 2017, we were ready to roll our tires.I arrived at 7:15 at our meeting point and another rider, Tuan Syed was already there. After a short while, the party got bigger when Yus, Bob, Ustaz and Pidot joined in. We rolled off just after 7:30 and Foozi joined in about 500m down the road.
Pidot left the party after less than 10km for a futsal championship. Depending on where we started off, we arrived at the destination, Kg Budi Kubur Panjang after riding more than 30km. Akmal later arrived from Gurun after a solo ride of more than 40km. A brief handover of RM4150 to the needy in that area, and we set off home to Jitra. Tuan Syed split at Kebun 500 as he was due to pick up his car in Kuala Kedah. The remaining six of us continued our journey home with Akmal adding another 20km to Padang Sera.
The point I’m trying to make here is not just about the ride. The pleasure of seeing the happiness on the faces of the people there are priceless. Giving is more joyous than receiving, not because it is a deprivation, but because in the act of giving lies the expression of our aliveness. The more we give, the more we experience the world as the creation of our efforts and as a reflection of our aliveness. When we do kind things, we feel happier; when we hear about others’ kind deeds, we also feel happier. We are wired to be inspired by hearing the good acts of others.
The ride was meaningful and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was one of my memorable trip and looking forward to have more rides like that.
*Photos and videos from whatsapp group chat*
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