tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post7602131369417012377..comments2023-11-03T07:07:55.456-05:00Comments on CoPhilosophy: The Crazy Elements of LifePhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-61850630723904972932016-07-27T16:39:43.347-05:002016-07-27T16:39:43.347-05:00Nature is scary, no doubt. Being prepared for it, ...Nature is scary, no doubt. Being prepared for it, makes it less so. Which brings to recollection the Boy Scout Motto, "Always prepared". I imagine being dropped from a helicopter into a random location and then expecting to survive in a hostile environment such as the Amazon or the Serengetti of Africa, i.e. <br />"Survivor Man" or "Bear Grylls" is probably horrifying. But "Thoreaun", "Rousseaun", or "Nietzchean" walks are a bit more enlightening. From personal experiences of extending times in nature, in the comfortable, deciduous, mostly domesticated locations of the South, you understand exactly what it is you need to survive and after your pilgrimage, you are much more grateful for the luxuries of life. You leave with a preparedness mindset. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs becomes much more real, and you leave much more grateful for the cold soda, air conditioning, and romantic idea of nature. It's an experience in and of itself. Everyday is a risk, from health risks, to the "caution- wet floor" signs, some actions have a higher potential for injury or death than others. The more one knows, the more one is better able to survive, and furthermore able to help someone else live longer. I'll leave Space Exploration or NASCAR driving to the professionals and just enjoy being a spectator. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368774213329512055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-43769378494835678142016-07-27T12:54:44.818-05:002016-07-27T12:54:44.818-05:00"Why do you think we take chances with our ve..."Why do you think we take chances with our very existence?"<br />-What do you mean 'we'?<br /><br />Snake handlers and NASCAR drivers surely deserve their own category of self-abandon, the former in the name of fait and the latter... beats me.<br /><br />Haven't genetics researchers claimed to identify genetic markers that predispose some to risk-taking and general recklessness? From an evolutionary standpoint that would seem an unfortunate mutation, from the individual perspective, but perhaps it's a species gain that some of us are driven to "boldly go" etc. Think of the first astronauts, or more recently Scott Kelly, incurring extraordinary personal risk in order to expand the realm of the humanly possible. Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.com