This image by staff photographer Christopher Pike, taken while on assignment in Al Ain this week, captures one of the universal truths about childhood that transcends all cultures. That truth is: when you’re a kid, and on your bike, you know deep down in your heart that you’re the coolest person in the world. Most of us felt that way when we were young, and the majority of adults wish we could feel that way again.
* Brian Kerrigan, photo editor