I need it. I need to develop being calm and poised in face of things going wrong. Other day we went to ski. After much calculation I took the ski rental and lift ticket and went off to ski at the beginners slope since I have not skied for a long time. I was super surprised to see how we'll I had hold off my learning. It almost felt that I have improved in all this time I have not skied. It went so well that I decided to give the next level of ski a try. Next level was novice level but the slope was 5 times longer and full of twist and turns. I had my reservations and fears but I decided to give it a try anyways.
Slope was easy at the start but got turning and twisting fast. At the first turn, the ski came loose. I fixed and moved on but it again came loose and would not come on. I tried in vain many times and came to conclusion soon that it is not gonna come on. Ski people have cheated me and I have to walk all the way down holding ski. It was strangely humiliating walking down 20 mins and full of slip up and fall downs. When I reached down, I was boiling with anger. I reached to the ski office and offloaded my anger on the first guy I met. Not a surprise that the teenager was surprise and angry as well. I told him to call his boss. While boss was still finding his/her way to me, a lady came and explained that there might be ice on skates that prevented it to latch on. I put down the ski and tried to latch and it did it perfectly. I have no words. My anger has humiliated me. Nothing to say I asked where to return ski boots.
This is a lesson. I did not need to assume on the slope that ski can't be latched. I should have asked other skiers for solution or given it a try myself at least half the slope. I was angry too fast and too hesitant to talk to anyone. Remaining calm and poised would have helped me solve the problem and enjoy $64 more than I did.
Slope was easy at the start but got turning and twisting fast. At the first turn, the ski came loose. I fixed and moved on but it again came loose and would not come on. I tried in vain many times and came to conclusion soon that it is not gonna come on. Ski people have cheated me and I have to walk all the way down holding ski. It was strangely humiliating walking down 20 mins and full of slip up and fall downs. When I reached down, I was boiling with anger. I reached to the ski office and offloaded my anger on the first guy I met. Not a surprise that the teenager was surprise and angry as well. I told him to call his boss. While boss was still finding his/her way to me, a lady came and explained that there might be ice on skates that prevented it to latch on. I put down the ski and tried to latch and it did it perfectly. I have no words. My anger has humiliated me. Nothing to say I asked where to return ski boots.
This is a lesson. I did not need to assume on the slope that ski can't be latched. I should have asked other skiers for solution or given it a try myself at least half the slope. I was angry too fast and too hesitant to talk to anyone. Remaining calm and poised would have helped me solve the problem and enjoy $64 more than I did.
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