Something else that is good for giving life value is a near death experience. When I used to commute into central London I normally had an experience on the bike that would qualify as near death about once a year. I had heart stoppers around once a month but after a few years I got used to these and I swear my heart didn't miss a beat. I rode into London for around 20 years and still do on occasion and to date I've lived to tell the tale. That feeling of your heart trying to jump from your chest, shaking hands sweating brow, warm feeling in your underwear (you can always buy more pants
) That's when you're glad you're still drawing breath....
Living a comfortable life, no risks, no real problems or worries, no stresses, no health issues, never getting outside of your comfort zone etc it sounds kinda nice unless you know different.
For me I need some ->-bleeped-<- in my life in order that I can appreciate the good things all the more. I don't like the crap that life throws at me sometimes but I do recognise it's value.
I'd love to live near the ocean, but if I had the beach as my back garden I fear it would lose it's appeal.
I love windy sunny days when I can hit the beach but if I did it every day I think I'd get bored...
I think this is why there are so many depressed people around these days, life is just too easy. I watched a documentary on some slums in India. These people live in ->-bleeped-<-, they have nothing, life is very hard but one thing I noticed. I've never seen so many smiling faces.
This is just MY take...
