Utterly selfish for a father of six to do that for a hobby. He traded the happiness of six young children and his wife, traded their well-being and safety, for a momentary thrill.
Father of four
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We really don’t know his motivations....although at his age and with his family. their survival should’ve been his paramount consideration as you wrote.
He could have been an adrenalin addict, could have been very high testosterone, could not
handle his responsibilities at home, wife could have been a schrew (b4ll buster). Even farther out there, maybe suicidal cause he was enbezzling funds from the company.
I know that I will never know. RIP, and I hope his family can survive the loss.
**...young children and his wife, traded their well-being and safety, for a momentary thrill.**
Happens all too often. I recall about 10 years ago a late 20s-early 30s divorced woman that was an accomplished commercial pilot, who flew an aerobatic plane at airshows.
She was practicing her routine the day before an airshow in Missouri, when a wing snapped off. She left behind two elementary school age sons.
There are things I did before I met my dream girl, that were clearly dangerous. The thought of not living my life with her changed my thrill perspective. Then came a son, then another one. My responsibilities as primary provider required me to not take unnecessary risks: no more jumping motorcycles, no more doing stunts in planes (and they weren’t even certified for aerobatics), and no more testing the limits of my car’s speed and tire adhesion.
(Some things are realized as not just dangerous, but absolutely stupid to be doing. Example: the one rodeo bull ride. I was only 19, yet afterward realized Dad was right. “Bull riding has nothing to do with ranching, horsemanship, or being a cattleman. Bull riding is just gladiator stuff”.)
I’ve heard Dennis Prager say the same thing about mountain climbers.