[python] Re: Python graduation report
- From: "Torben Scheel" <torben_scheel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <python@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 10:13:31 +0100
Congratulations! What a great inspiration - as I'm just finishing my Python,
I think I'm going to remember your post when the going gets tough..
Cheers,
Torben
----- Original Message -----
From: "eveline schmidt schmidt" <minnaschmidt@xxxxxx>
To: <python@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 8:04 PM
Subject: [python] Python graduation report
> I'd like to dedicate this short Python training report to Jürgen, my great
> teacher. Never losing his patience, always putting up with my whining, he
> never failed to encourage me in my feeble efforts.
>
> Here is my rallying cry to those, who not merely want to build a Python
but
> would even learn to ride one: endurence and persistance! The reason I feel
> entitled to posting this braggy advice is: Today has been my big day! I'm
> not sure how, but I managed to actually ride two kilometers without
falling,
> and before today I was really doing nothing but falling.
>
> This grand event was preceeded by weeks of hard training. But don't worry,
> that sounds like more work than it really was. Because actually, I only
> spent a sum of six hours sitting on the thing. These six hours streched
out
> so longe, because I found it impossible stay seated longer than twenty
> minutes at first, it was so strenuous. All my muscles would ache, even
those
> I hadn't been aware of posessing.
>
> On the first day I couldn't stay on top of the snake for more than two or
> three turns of the wheels. But ambition grabbed me, and a time of endless
> crashes began, though painfree and without injury.
>
> The first few days I had problem falling, I expected nothing else. Anyone
> who has sat on a Python will understand that in fact I counted on it.
>
> I don't know what discouraged me in spite of the enormous progress I made
> daily, maybe I'm just an impatient person. In any case I became
increasingly
> frustated and enraged. During every sessing I could do a bit more, three
or
> for meters, suddenly 15 meters. I also noticed that not every other
cylcles
> approaching within 20 meters caused me to go tumbling, or amazing
experience
> of being able to evade a puddle, and so on. And yet, after about two weeks
I
> had the feeling I was not going to make it. Understand, that at this time
I
> had repeatedly managed a distance of 100 meters. But my entire body was
> sore, while Jürgen sat on his bike entirely relaxed and smiling.
>
> Then I fell ill and was unable to practice for a few days, during which
the
> thought alone of resuming my efforts spoiled my mood. In that time it
> occurred to me, one might need to exercise those aching muscles before it
> could be possible to stay on the bike for longer. I found some consolation
> in that thought, maybe there was hope after all.
>
> Now, my greatest fear was falling. Even though these crashes didn't hurt,
> they happend so suddenly, their unexpectedness shocked me.
>
> Despite my anxiety I went back to practicing, and instead of only riding
up
> and down our street, I now dared a small trip around the block. And what
do
> you know, I reached home drenched in sweat, but without falling once.
After
> an hour I did the next round. This time I managed two of the four corners
> immediately and the other two at the second attempt.
>
> In the afternoon I invited Jürgen to a short trip, he was totally
> flabbergasted. I think he had silently given up hope.
>
> Now I can ride! I can hardly believe it, but it is possible to tame the
> beast.
>
> Eveline
>
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