I think being a true barefooter takes a bit of courage and the ability to walk around in public amongst shod people without a care.
I actually had an encounter with glass from a broken bottle back in May. Delayed the start of my 2023 summer barefoot season by about two weeks, because I had to wait for the wound to heal. After that, it was rock 'n roll time.
Good thing about being a barefooter is that, in order to be one, all you have to do is take off your shoes and feel the ground beneath your soles. To be a "true", one though... I guess you'd need to take your socks off, as well! That being said, I still wonder if I'm a "true" barefooter - and if I am, when exactly did I become one? Was I born a barefooter? All kids are, I reckon, but most people are eventually forced into becoming servants of the shoe. To defeat an enemy as strong as our own prejudices and superstitions, to renounce false idols, to quite literally step outside of our comfort zones - I guess it takes a bit more courage than it might seem at first. If only more people were as brave and tough as their bare feet surely are! I've thought about the moment that made me realize I was a true devotee of baring my soles. It wasn't the first time that I tried walking barefoot, or the first time I've liked the sensation. It was the one time, back in my late teen years, when I discovered a fresh cowpat as I made my way across a dewy pasture not far from my home. I felt a lot of trepidation... and a lot of excitement, as I decided to sink my bare feet deep into a pile of squishy cow manure! I looked around to see if anyone was around, watching me... I only saw my old sandals, discarded in the middle of a muddy path behind me, a pair of black socks tucked hastily between their straps - and another pristine cowpat, hiding in the wet grass just slightly ahead of me. There was no stopping me as I made my way forward, with a beaming grin on my face and bits of poop stuck between my toes! That day, I've leared a most cherished truth - that if cow manure and a mischievous lad's bare feet happen to find themselves at the same place and at the same time - then said cowpat ought to bear the footprints of bare soles! So, i'm guessing that passing the test of being a true barefooter... means simply to make the choice of being barefoot!
Thank you Nudegardner I’m just a barefooter that really really loves being barefoot all the time it’s awesome lifestyle and I will never give it up
I have been walking barefoot for so long I have walk on break glass cigarette that were still Lit and also fishing hooks but I don’t feel anything when I walk on stuff like that the bottoms of my bare feet are really tough but I do take care of my bare feet I get pedicures every month.
True barefooter test? Anyone who doesn't wear shoes when it isn't absolutely neccessary I guess... Typically I'm stepping out of my flip flops as I'm walking out the door of someplace they're required. I'm quite envious of people who live someplace or have a life circumstance where they can literally be barefoot 24/7/365.
I don’t think you have to throw all your shoes away and be barefoot 24/7/365 to be a barefooter. If you enjoy being barefoot when most people have shoes on, then you are a barefooter. You don’t have to walk barefoot into stores and public buildings. Just go barefoot in the park, a walk to the mail box, mow the lawn, drive the car or go for a hike and then just kick off your shoes as soon as you walk through the door.
