This picture to the left is what rope course is all about. There are two levels of ropes fastened in different patterns. Two ropes running in parallel, ropes with some rungs in between and someones really looked like the one used by Mogli, hanging from the beams.We got the tickets and joined the line which was waiting for the guard to fasten the ropes to our chests. The other end of the rope moved smoothly over the groove in the center of the beam.Here we go...! My husband was courageous enough to take the difficult path. I was moving behind him. I knew I was inept at this talent. So before going to the next level , I decided to return back to the ground. For this, I had to follow the original path traversed.
Again there was an argument which sprung up between us. I almost turned my way to return, but then there were some people walking from the same side towards me. I thought that I was trapped in the middle of nowhere. So I involuntarily decided to go to the next level. Some how I managed to balance my weight on the beam and held myself to the end of the course. Voila...! I managed to finish it..! I was at the end point before my husband. Only after a day or two, I realized that it was not a just a game but it was a great workout too, both for your guts and your body. My triceps and calf muscles were excruciating with pain. Seemed like I had never tried to balance my weight on my own using my hands.
When I started writing this, I wanted to make a mention of something interesting which I saw in a documentary on Niagara falls. This was all about tight rope walking across Niagara river without any support. We may generalize that for any professional rope walker, this might be an easy task. But it might not be so. It is true that good practice will surely pay you off, but something goes beyond that. It is only the determination and the will you possess to balance yourself, saves you from the fall.
