I am insomniac but I didn’t sleep last night this time not the normal insomnia but because something has been disturbing my mind the whole night. I had a meeting yesterday very early in the morning and at around mid day my colleagues suggested we visit some places since the day was still young and we didn’t have a lot to do. We happened to pass by some valley which is one and half hours away from my home town in the neighboring county. At first I thought there was some nice game or maybe something like magicians performing because of the cheers and laughter that took charge of the crowd.
Damn! I didn’t see that see coming and ostensibly this is something that has been going on for quite sometime now but to me it is unbelievable and so damn risky to even think about. There was a couple of young men who with some instructions were jumping off a bridge and some very scary cliff (kind of bungee jumping thing) into murky waters with scary rocks on both sides. It’s been raining heavily of late and the valley was filled with furious water making a lot of noise as it streamed down. What scared me more is the fact that those guys weren’t in any protective gears and the place is said to have crocodiles not forgetting the rocks and logs of trees. Once they jumped into the water they didn’t have a proper exit, they struggled their way out and it took about five minutes to see the person emerge from the water.
I almost went numb during and after the experience and I was left with a thousand questions and only one possible answer as much I don’t want to ignore the fact that I fear heights.
Are those guys trained to perform such a risk? how is the training? I mean,, how ready should I be to do it for the first time?
Do they actually know the risk involved? if yes do they really care?
Is it legal or accepted by the society in any way? are there set rules or guidelines for those guys performing?
How much do they earn daily or monthly and is it worth it?
Is that a talent, interest, dare or something scary in peoples bucket lists?
The videos kept replaying in my mind so vividly that I’m almost convinced I should go back once I’m over it to get all these answers from the men themselves ( apparently I didn’t see any lady performing and I hope it doesn’t happen). Could this be a desperate act due to lack of jobs and income sources to the youth? My questions continues. With the current economic status in the country where I live a lot is going on especially among the youth. Most of us are forced to do jobs that we don’t even support the thought of doing it just for survival. and this could be it. As I was talking to my friend over phone last night I couldn’t help but share the experience. Calming thing is that he had also had a chance to see it late last year and wasn’t scared as much as I was but was equally worried.
Could people be living for today? Is the economy so bad that risk and life don’t fit in once sentence anymore? Is that the courage I’m maybe needed to have to conquer some things on this planet?
I don’t know and really don’t care about the general feeling of the public but fuck bravery, fame and money if you’ll have to keep on trying to die a number of times each day. It is not worth it I promise. At my age I have learnt a lot including risk taking but I believe life is all about having the hope and a reason to wake up tomorrow. Share your thoughts.
Yours,
Misscuriosity.
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