We hear, often, about someone gaining a new Guinness Book record. What we don't hear are the many who are killed while trying for it. One has to wonder why so many risk death. I suppose if your biology revs up your adrenalin instead of giving you an acute anxiety attack, you might cling rock faces, jump motorcycles over dozens of cars or whatever.
Recently a 44 year old surfer from Hawaii, rode a 44 ft high wave near Portugal. It is rather a an impressive sight when you realize if he had been a novice, tons of water crashing in on him would have ended his life rather quickly. Click here to see a video of that ride,
Men fight bulls, race cars at phenomenal speeds, explore caves, dive below ice, and the list seems almost endless. People do risky things alone and in groups. Personally, the thoughts only remind me of my sage professors advice in 1949, "If you have an urge to climb a mountain, lie down until the urge passes." I have always found this good advice very easy to follow.
Recently a 44 year old surfer from Hawaii, rode a 44 ft high wave near Portugal. It is rather a an impressive sight when you realize if he had been a novice, tons of water crashing in on him would have ended his life rather quickly. Click here to see a video of that ride,
Men fight bulls, race cars at phenomenal speeds, explore caves, dive below ice, and the list seems almost endless. People do risky things alone and in groups. Personally, the thoughts only remind me of my sage professors advice in 1949, "If you have an urge to climb a mountain, lie down until the urge passes." I have always found this good advice very easy to follow.
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