Boots on the warpath

Boots are an integral part of any tourist’s equipment. Traditionally, a lot of attention is paid to the selection of shoes, and this is understandable - our feet carry us, if you knock them down or callus, you won’t go far. So all sorts of companies are thriving, stamping super soles that bite into granite, super membranes that keep your paws dry, super socks that prevent scuffs, super insoles that warm your heels, super laces on which you can hang a mammoth, and of course super perfumes for super bots that give them simply unearthly bullet/water resistance. I almost forgot - kilometers of plaster is still the most important component of a first aid kit. Shoes on a hike are so important that you have to carry replacement ones - for the bivouac and in case of death of the main pair (have you ever heard of a spare ice ax or sweater). You’ve probably already guessed that it’s the boots that I’m currently fixating on.
The ability to doubt the obvious, acquired some time ago, will help me with this. The search method is very simple - associations. The boot gives birth to the following: forged, trample, beat, army. A little one-sided, but the image is bright. A soldier, an invader, an aggressor who, without knowing a doubt, with his iron-shod boot, tramples into blood, into dirt, into nothingness the faces of his enemies, his bread and land. The insensitive shoe is cruel by nature, it knows no sympathy. This is the Ring of Omnipotence, giving unbridled power. Gives with one hand, takes with the other. Once you wear it, you will never be the same again. Smelly socks and bloody dropsy are the least of the troubles. The callousness of the sole causes the callousness of the soul. You know that in ancient Sparta everyone walked barefoot and only in one case did they wear sandals: That's right, when they went to war. Trample. Lucifer's hooves seem to apply here too. How do you like the picture?
Who remembers the plot of "Puss in Boots". How shoes affected the animal. What about Shrek 2? And the myth about Antaeus losing his strength:
What to do, you ask.
Walk barefoot.

Boots on the warpath

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