Yes, it’s a want, not a need. Like I said, if only more kids her age wanted more than they seem to, I think we’d be better off.
Of course it’s crazy. Her odds are against her. She may very likely die. Well... all I’m saying is that among her generation lots more kids come up with far more pointless ways to die than that. Hers, at least, will be a pretty damn remarkable story if she survives it.
Maybe we should send *all* of our 16 year-olds out on the sea alone for a while. Only the survivors get a shot at finishing their lives. Might not be *all* bad... :-)
I understand that her “want” is better than drugs etc and a loftier “want”. But it’s still a selfindulgent want. At 16 is she even thinking of death? REALLY cognizant of the consequences? Most kids think they’re bullet proof.