Ski and Life

I found there is a lot of similarity between skiing and life as a whole.

While skiing,the worst situation is going down a steep slope without control.

At such moment, one has to fight against the inertial and make a sharp turn, push all the weight on one leg. All this sounds more dangerous than keeping both leg straight and just hold on tight.

But the abrupt turn will help you to regain control, and save your life, while falling with gravity will lead to crash.

 

Another analogue is when I first learn skiing, I only look at snow within 10 feet range ahead of me. When I finally have control over my skiing, I looked further ahead and realize that it's such a beautiful picture right in front of me. I was never aware of that.

In real life, we struggle with day-to-day chores so much that we forget to appreciate the big picture.