What Do You Say?

[Kalidurga]

People told me I should give up riding and I just laughed at them...

What can I say to these people that will make them understand that if you take my bike away, you take my soul away?

I think you answered your own question. Until they can grasp what it's like to have a passion for something, they're just being silly when they try to tell you what you should or shouldn't do. So, laugh away. It's your body, you're responsible for it, you should make the decision whether or not to continue pursuing your potentially harmful passion.

Though I might spend some time figuring out how I could ride more safely, if I were you...