I love flying kites. Do you?
By TheKingMan
@TheKingMan (292)
India
January 14, 2013 3:58am CST
Flying a kite is a joyous experience, especially when you are good at it. I love flying kites though it's a bit difficult for me. I can remember, as a child I always wanted to fly a kite high up in the sky but I couldn't. And I used to cry and be jealous of my friends who could fly kites so gracefully. I practiced hard and one day I flied a kite so high in the sky that I couldn't even keep track of it. I certainly lost the kite but the memories, I can never lose them. For me flying a kite is the realization of freedom. Flying a kite makes me feel that I'm unique and I have infinite capabilities. I think flying kites is a wonderful hobby, and everyone should fly a kite at least once in a lifetime.
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
14 Jan 13
We used to fly kites as children when we went to our grandparents' farms. There are lots of trees here and the pasture was about the only place a kite would not get tangled up in trees. The cows must have thought we were nuts! I was always surprised at how there were so many air currents up in the air, sometimes blowing in opposite directions--we could not see them but the kite revealed their paths.
As an adult my now ex-husband bought some stunt kites and we and the children had a lot of fun with them. I think he might still have those kites but is so busy I doubt he gets to enjoy them. I hope to fly a kite with a grandchild someday if my sons decide to have children.
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@TheKingMan (292)
• India
14 Jan 13
I'm glad to have a friend who has experienced what I have. As a kid I used to go to a friends farm which was nearby, and we would eat in the shade of the trees, listen to music, sometimes even play our favorite songs and fly kites. We would make our kites dance to the music. When I'll have children I surely will take them to the farm and let them experience the joy of freedom. I hope you will be a grandmother someday.
@doroffee (4222)
• Hungary
14 Jan 13
I've never ever flown a kite. I really wanted one as a kid, but I never got one... and it's not THAT much of a kid tradition in my country. I may buy one for myself now, as an adult. I think it would be so great to run with a kite in a fields, so free and carefree...
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@TheKingMan (292)
• India
14 Jan 13
Yeah, it's never too old to enjoy and experience something. In my country people of all ages fly kites on this particular day, that's 14th of January. It's a tradition everybody loves. Good luck on your new hobby, may you bring happiness to yourself and your friends.
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
14 Jan 13
I think I only flew a kite once as a child and I remember spending my pocket money on getting one, it was bright red, it was one of those self-assembly ones, well I asked my father to put it together for me, put he told me to ask mum instead, so together mum and I put erected this wonderful kite, I couldn't wait to fly it, I remember the next day I went to fly it and the damn thing got caught up in a tree and got wrecked, I remember being upset, I never bought another kite after that though.
@TheKingMan (292)
• India
15 Jan 13
Yeah, flying kites is just like living a life, failures are very depressing. That's what I've learned from my experiences with flying kites. Failures are not the end of the story. I remember when I tried to fly a kite for the first time, it got stuck on a pole and I cried a lot. My dad encouraged me to fly another kite and so I did. This time it flew for a little while and got stuck on a tree and I cried again. My dad said that I was improving and that I shouldn't give up. I kept on trying and when I got my kite high up in the sky, I bet I was the happiest guy on earth. I learned a lot that day. These memories keep motivating me whenever I face a failure in life.
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
15 Jan 13
yea,it's fun,tho i haven't had one in years.
when i was 10 i had a chinese dragon kite.it was so big,it took me AND my dad to get it airborne.
@TheKingMan (292)
• India
16 Jan 13
Yeah some kites are very huge and are difficult to get them airborne. I once read in the news that a little kid got dragged away by his kite. It was huge and heavy and he couldn't control it as the wind flew faster. He eventually left the hold of the kite but it was a bit late because he fractured his leg when he was getting dragged away. So sad, but the funny thing is, the government banned huge kites in the country.
@fantasticbabe (981)
• Philippines
15 Jan 13
yes, i am interested to fly a kite and this happen during my childhood when i still have a lot o time with less work and not thinking about problem. getting mature as days pass by and have to focus on other important things. this also make me out dated on the actual leisure so when there is opportunity. i just see and watch people fly their kite and just watch them happily. if have time would try to make my own kite.
@TheKingMan (292)
• India
15 Jan 13
I can understand your problems. I'm having them too nowadays. We get so involved in our daily routine that we give no chance for the fantastic world of unusual leisure. Watching people fly their kites is also a wonderful experience. This is when I can observe people making mistakes and paying for them. There was a kite flying competition in our college today, and I spent a lot of time watching those kites while I chatted with friends.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
14 Jan 13
I never flow a kites before not even as child. To they seem to boring to do for myself. I've seen other people play with them and fly them but I don't see the point to it. Maybe my kids will like to fly kites.
@TheKingMan (292)
• India
16 Jan 13
I too hate things that have repetition in them like football, cricket, soccer, etc. I don't mean that these sports are bad but it's just that I don't want to spend my precious life playing these repetitive sports, LOL. I prefer to indulge myself into new activities, like a new sport for every new day, though I suck at all of them, LOL. I'd be glad to know what your hobbies are, and what things do you like.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
16 Jan 13
I think it has to do more with design and dynamics then physics. I know what i like and I know what I don't like and I don't have to try something to know I won't like it. I don't like kites nor would I be flying one ever. I rather sit throw a football game and I hate football.
My kids are 23 months old and 4 months old they won't be flying anything for a very long time.
@TheKingMan (292)
• India
14 Jan 13
Sure you can. My friend is the best in flying kites in our town, and his grandfather beats him. He is 78 and he flies kites really well. Art is irrelevant of your age. There is no age for happiness. I Hope you do well. Don't stay in the sun for long though.
@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
14 Jan 13
I love to watch them, unfortunately I never got the hang of it and I had seen too many people with their kitss hung up on power lines to try it again. But they look so good and since I love the artistic, like to see the designs that some are made of even though i cannot fly them myself.
@TheKingMan (292)
• India
15 Jan 13
Yeah, kites come in various sizes, shapes, and designs. It is a delight to watch, especially when the sky is filled with numerous colorful and beautiful kites. This particular period in India is famous for flying kites because of its cultural significance. I've read that there is a similar festival in China too.
@jkct02 (2874)
• Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
14 Jan 13
When I was 13 years old I flew my first kite. Living in city center apartments, we flew kites on the top floor. We used to crush the broken glass into powder then glued the glass powder onto the kite string so that we could use that to cut the string of other kites. Some good skilled kite fighter could even drag the other kite back!
@TheKingMan (292)
• India
14 Jan 13
Yeah, kite fighting is an awesome sport. I have a lot of experience with it. I remember, as a kid I used to cry when I lost my kite. I used to win a kite fight quite rarely, but it used to bring me joy incomparable. I was usually too afraid to start a kite fight, as I used to cut my fingers every time. I would advice anyone to be careful with the kite fighting thing, as it can cause some serious injuries.
@TheKingMan (292)
• India
14 Jan 13
Oh, so sad to know that you couldn't fly kites now. But I don't think there should be any problem. What's the matter? Is your place too congested? How about going somewhere else just to fly a kite? Maybe school, college, playground or something?
