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On The Origin Of Flight

Posted by Christopher Stewart on May 3, 2011 at 5:10am
i remember, once, i couldn't walksure, i could move by myselfbut i couldn't walkperhaps, i didn't feel the need topossibly, i was happy crawling on hands and kneesyet, i could seeand from what i could see, others were walkingobviously, they had stood up, and they were walkingand i was not, but hey, i was happy crawlingand then one day, i don't remember whyi tried to stand up, but i couldn't and fell downand so i kept crawlingi could move by myself after allstill, i could seeand then, on another day, i felt the need againand i tried to stand up againand i almost did, no, in fact, i didbut not for long, it seemed my legs were too weakand so i fell down againand i kept crawlingbut, i knew something had changedsomething had changed, i knewand then, on many other days, i feel that need againand again, on many other daysand i stood up, and i stayed upeach day a little longerand then, when i would stand upi could move my legs and take a few stepsbefore falling downand then i would stand up right awayand i would keep on taking a few stepsbefore falling downand falling down was frustratingand sometimes even painfulbut taking steps was so funevery day i could walk a little furtherevery day i could walk a little fasterand then one day i noticedthat i didn't even notice when i walked,and you should have seen how fast i could run !i could really move by myselfbut i couldn't flyperhaps i didn't feel the need topossibly, i was happy walkingyet, i could seeand from what i could see, others were flyingobviously, they had jumped up, and they were flyingand i was not, but hey, i was happy walkingand then one day, i don't remember whyi tried to jump up and fly, but i couldn't and fell downand so i kept walkingi could move by myself after allstill, i could seeand then, on another day, i felt the need againand i tried to jump up and fly againand i almost did, no, in fact, i didbut not for long, it seemed my wings were too weakand so i fell down againand i kept walkingbut, i knew something had changedsomething had changed, i knewand then, on many other days, i feel that need againand again, on many other daysand i jumped up, and i stayed upeach day a little longerand i can rememberthe day that you joined usand together we flewand reached ever higher
Tags: crawling, flight, flying, growing, learning, origin, perseverence, walking
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