on a lighter note...

[1911Fan]

 

[Ontario Hunter]

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And this is what you'll achieve with that education.

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

Or any other education or no education at all, death is the one constant in life.

@Ontario Hunter your whole life’s work all your education and achievements will still end under a rock someday.

 

[Newboomer]

Or any other education or no education at all, death is the one constant in life.

@Ontario Hunter your whole life’s work all your education and achievements will still end under a rock someday.

As will we all.

 

[Nyati]

 

[Nyati]

 

[Nyati]

 

[Nyati]

 

[Nyati]

 

[Nyati]

 

[Vashper]

As will we all.

I used to work at an educational institution. There was a saying among the teachers: "The academy does not teach fools; it brings them to perfection."

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Or any other education or no education at all, death is the one constant in life.

@Ontario Hunter your whole life’s work all your education and achievements will still end under a rock someday.

We all die but we don't necessarily have to suffer to meet a premature end. Or make our loved ones suffer. Drive like an idiot or light up a cigarette = taking stupid risks with one's life. And life is such a special thing. The universe is essentially stardust (matter) propelled randomly after the Big Bang. And here were are the only living thing on possibly the only inhabitable planet of countless planets orbiting more stars than there are grains of sand on all the beaches on earth that can actually plan the course of direction our stardust can take. We are not random. Unlike all the mass on all the other planets in our solar system, and possibly the rest of the universe, we humans can CHOOSE how we move, where we go, what we do. Why would anyone waste that unique ability risking shortening his precious life? Just doesn't make sense. But you know what Forrest Gump said ...

 

[JOHN GRENZ]

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

We all die but we don't necessarily have to suffer to meet a premature end. Or make our loved ones suffer. Drive like an idiot or light up a cigarette = taking stupid risks with one's life. And life is such a special thing. The universe is essentially stardust (matter) propelled randomly after the Big Bang. And here were are the only living thing on possibly the only inhabitable planet of countless planets orbiting more stars than there are grains of sand on all the beaches on earth that can actually plan the course of direction our stardust can take. We are not random. Unlike all the mass on all the other planets in our solar system, and possibly the rest of the universe, we humans can CHOOSE how we move, where we go, what we do. Why would anyone waste that unique ability risking shortening his precious life? Just doesn't make sense. But you know what Forrest Gump said ...

Why travel thousands of miles to a foreign country to trust your life to a mechanical device in the face of imminent danger from a game animal who wants nothing more than to gore stomp or eat you?

We’re all kidding ourselves if we don’t admit to chasing a rush. Racing is just another form of that.

 

[Beaufort]

And this is what you'll achieve with that education.
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Everyone dies. But not everyone truly lives.

 

[Slick3006]

Everyone dies. But not everyone truly lives.

Bingo.

 

[matt85]

Why travel thousands of miles to a foreign country to trust your life to a mechanical device in the face of imminent danger from a game animal who wants nothing more than to gore stomp or eat you?

We’re all kidding ourselves if we don’t admit to chasing a rush. Racing is just another form of that.

Agreed!

Be it going 130mph down a back country road on my bike or looking at a cape buffalo through a red dot site. Either way, I am seeking a dangerous thrill that can very easily put me underground somewhat prematurely.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Biker who lives across the street from me has the thrill of spending the rest of his life in a wheelchair with no legs. I'm not afraid of dying but the thought of spending the rest of my life as a vegetable like that ... yeah, that puts the fear in me for sure. I don't own a motorcycle. Never have, never will. I survived one foolish high speed car crash as a policeman (I was NOT the driver!). I didn't find that terribly thrilling. Or the weeks spent in a hospital.

I hunt buffalo for the same reason I hunt kudu: they're both very smart and know how to use the terrain to their advantage. They are the most challenging to hunt. Frankly, the fear factor never plays into it at all for me. Not when I'm hunting buffalo or facing a grizzly bluff charge or drowning or freezing to death or going end over end down a mountain in the saddle. Angry yes, fear no.

I also typically hunt alone. Exclusively for the past five weeks. And almost every year since 1964 in fact. It can be dangerous. Nearly claimed me more than a couple of times. But that's not why I do it. Others in the field are a distraction from the beauty and therapy of being alone in nature. The pursuit of a wary game animal one on one and on the same playing field is beyond rewarding. It's fulfilling. But I'm not reckless when I'm hunting alone. I have what I need to survive and the experience to know how to use it. Shit can happen and it does. But I'm ready for it.

 

[CoElkHunter]

Biker who lives across the street from me has the thrill of spending the rest of his life in a wheelchair with no legs. I'm not afraid of dying but the thought of spending the rest of my life as a vegetable like that ... yeah, that puts the fear in me for sure. I don't own a motorcycle. Never have, never will. I survived one foolish high speed car crash as a policeman (I was NOT the driver!). I didn't find that terribly thrilling. Or the weeks spent in a hospital.

I hunt buffalo for the same reason I hunt kudu: they're both very smart and know how to use the terrain to their advantage. They are the most challenging to hunt. Frankly, the fear factor never plays into it at all for me. Not when I'm hunting buffalo or facing a grizzly bluff charge or drowning or freezing to death or going end over end down a mountain in the saddle. Angry yes, fear no.

I also typically hunt alone. Exclusively for the past five weeks. And almost every year since 1964 in fact. It can be dangerous. Nearly claimed me more than a couple of times. But that's not why I do it. Others in the field are a distraction from the beauty and therapy of being alone in nature. The pursuit of a wary game animal one on one and on the same playing field is beyond rewarding. It's fulfilling. But I'm not reckless when I'm hunting alone. I have what I need to survive and the experience to know how to use it. Shit can happen and it does. But I'm ready for it.

Calculated risks. I think most everyone has made the decision to take some risks throughout their lives. Some more risk than others. What defines “calculated” is in the eye of the risk taker who must be willing to suffer the consequences of a poor decision or enjoy the thrill of a calculated risk that was taken and went well.

 

[LivingTheDream]

We are not random. Unlike all the mass on all the other planets in our solar system, and possibly the rest of the universe, we humans can CHOOSE how we move, where we go, what we do.

You contradict yourself. And only man has the arrogance to believe that we have any say in our time here.