tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961745.post5734733355331116554..comments2023-10-27T03:51:15.619-04:00Comments on tony sheng || mobilizing students for missions: Driving Freedomtony shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05114972639028561480noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961745.post-56467341163209663582010-07-02T20:29:48.251-04:002010-07-02T20:29:48.251-04:00that's some great perspective rodney - love th...that's some great perspective rodney - love that image of freedom outside of those little metal boxes.... really great seeing that from your eyes. happy american independence day!!tony shenghttp://tonytsheng.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961745.post-37043397864643975972010-07-02T19:13:27.345-04:002010-07-02T19:13:27.345-04:00I'm not an American so maybe I don't quali...I'm not an American so maybe I don't qualify to comment on this one but I did love cars ... once upon a time. These days I find them a useful tool in certain situations.<br /><br />I got my license on my 17th birthday, the legal age for driving in Australia. (That means that later this month I will have been driving for 30 years. I must be getting old.) I've had several cars (all Fords) and loved being able to transport myself wherever I wanted to go, even a road trip with friends right across our huge country.<br /><br />These days I'd much rather be on my bicycle. That's real freedom for me. Freedom from paying ever increasing fuel prices, freedom from endless maintenance costs, freedom from big insurance bills, freedom from traffic jams at peak hour, freedom from rising car registration costs, freedom from a sedentary life and so much more. I love the fact that the power for my vehicle comes from my legs, not from a pollution belching engine.<br /><br />I've even cycled right across this huge country of Australia five times.<br /><br />I still drive when I need to do so (we're a one car family so I drive my wife's car) but if we're motoring along the road and I see a cyclist I just yearn to get out of that metal box and go ride.Rodney Olsenhttp://rodneyolsen.netnoreply@blogger.com