"A rider needs no pants because the rider is never 'dressed.' The rider is always 'donning armor.' Pants imply permanence. A rider is temporary."
Kaelen had been riding for three days straight. The beast between his thighs—a six-legged, silver-scaled velocipede named Shimmer—hummed with a low, geothermal purr as they ate up the dusty leagues of the Cracked Plain. His cloak was shredded, his boots were held together with wiregrass, and his pants were gone. a rider needs no pantsavi11 updated
: In many spiritual and philosophical traditions, the "rider" is the soul, and the "horse" is the body or the physical world. To suggest a rider needs no "pants" is to argue that the soul’s journey is hindered by the material or superficial protections we cling to. When we stop worrying about how we are perceived, we focus entirely on the path ahead. Adaptability and the "Updated" Mindset "A rider needs no pants because the rider is never 'dressed