August 9: Wing board (Wing 4.0m² all-around board for Wind)

Today, another Wing practice session with a rope.
When I stood on the sea, the wind was gentle as ever,
brushing my cheek as if trying something out.

I must be getting a feel for it little by little.
The angle to tilt the Wing, the timing to catch the wind,
all have become more natural than before.
The board catches the wind and glides smoothly forward.
In that moment, a subtle exhilaration lights up deep within my heart.

However, after advancing just a few meters,
the end of the rope approaches, and the instructor gently pulls me back.
Advance and return, advance and return.
Like a pendulum swinging in the waves,
only the desire to move forward grows stronger.

It is certainly safe.
The anxiety I felt at the beginning is gone.
And yet――
The more I feel the wind,
the more this rope feels like a small cage.

“I want to run freely.”
Those words echo repeatedly in my heart.
I want to trust the wind and advance only with my own strength.
Even if the rope breaks, without fear,
to go wherever the wind leads me.

Today's lesson felt short.
However, within that short time,
my desire for the next step certainly grew stronger.

Currently, I am
like a bird before it takes flight into the sky.
My wings are already ready to catch the wind.
All that's left is――the courage to fly.

In the middle of summer, today too, both the sea and the beach were bustling.