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Originally Posted by Locke
I think stormchasing is really cool, and I respect the people that do it not as idiots but out of genuine passion.
But those people are straight out their goddamned minds.  |
Reminds me of a quote in the Alpinist by Alex Honnold. I don't think the genuine passion/idiotic risk aspect can be separated. But the idiot aspect is also subjective, not objective.
"If you fall and die, everybody thinks you're an idiot, risk-taker, daredevil. But if you succeed everybody celebrates you as a big hero. But the reality is that you're the same person either way!"
MAL's response to that was along the lines of: “When you’re in the mountains, with a mission, it’s like all of the superficialities of life just sort of evaporate, and you can often find yourself in a deeper state of mind, and that can stick with you for a while after a big climb. You appreciate everything so much…that you take for granted most of the time. It’s kind of funny. The actual achievement doesn’t really change your life, like you think it might, but what you’re left with is the journey that got you to that point.”
Gah, I need to watch the Alpinist again.