A stick shift transmission has a lot of ups and downs. Sometimes things go smoothly and sometimes the ride is rough. Sometimes it's fun and sometimes it's frustrating. Sometimes you just have to ride it out and find the groove. Sometimes you have so much on your mind about all of the things you have to do and all of the coordination that you need to figure out that you can't figure out where to start. Sometimes you get tired. Sometimes you stall out. Sometimes you stall out multiple times. Sometimes you stall out multiple times at a traffic light and every one else is waiting for you to go and you just can't get the right balance between the gas and the clutch. Sometimes you forget what gear you are in and you can't figure out how to slow down. Sometimes you draw a complete blank about what the heck you are doing and you just want to get out of that stupid drivers seat.
But the thing about stick is that you can overcome the rough rides. You can find the groove of the gears. You can figure out that silly balance between the clutch and the gas. You can overcome those obstacles.
yeah. i just started learning how to drive a stick.
but that wasn't the real lesson I learned tonight.
I'm filled with hope.
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