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<blockquote data-quote="ShinyPartsUp" data-source="post: 704179" data-attributes="member: 2341"><p>Life is a terminal illness.</p><p></p><p>What do you want to do on your bucket list before you succumb to the illness called life?</p><p></p><p>Some tolerate more risk than others, in order to perform their personal bucket list.</p><p></p><p>As JB says, manage the risk as best you can....</p><p></p><p>before you succumb to life's end stage.</p><p></p><p>JB, once again a thoughtful thread; I usually read, but do not respond to them. Not because your risk-related topics are poorly written or thought out, but because they remind me of my own cynicism born of experience. For those that find my philosophy above morbid, no offense was implied or meant. That cynicism is based on my years of dealing with the public, my educational background (liberal arts degree, 12 years of philosophy and theology, nursing degrees and the sciences), and my personal and professional experiences. It is born of a growing cynicism as years progress, with little observed positive change in society, or decrease in the capacity of humans to do truly dumb shit.</p><p></p><p>When I ride a motorcycle, I am aware of the risk. Some days I manage that risk by not riding at all due to mental or physical infirmities. Other days I find myself distracted or fighting the machine, and slow down and use self talk (remind myself to pick clean lines, watch the road ahead farther, brake sooner, etc.) to manage the risk.</p><p></p><p>But on the motorcycle, my cynicism peels away and the ripe fruit of life beneath tastes good in my parched mouth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ShinyPartsUp, post: 704179, member: 2341"] Life is a terminal illness. What do you want to do on your bucket list before you succumb to the illness called life? Some tolerate more risk than others, in order to perform their personal bucket list. As JB says, manage the risk as best you can.... before you succumb to life's end stage. JB, once again a thoughtful thread; I usually read, but do not respond to them. Not because your risk-related topics are poorly written or thought out, but because they remind me of my own cynicism born of experience. For those that find my philosophy above morbid, no offense was implied or meant. That cynicism is based on my years of dealing with the public, my educational background (liberal arts degree, 12 years of philosophy and theology, nursing degrees and the sciences), and my personal and professional experiences. It is born of a growing cynicism as years progress, with little observed positive change in society, or decrease in the capacity of humans to do truly dumb shit. When I ride a motorcycle, I am aware of the risk. Some days I manage that risk by not riding at all due to mental or physical infirmities. Other days I find myself distracted or fighting the machine, and slow down and use self talk (remind myself to pick clean lines, watch the road ahead farther, brake sooner, etc.) to manage the risk. But on the motorcycle, my cynicism peels away and the ripe fruit of life beneath tastes good in my parched mouth. [/QUOTE]
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