“Had two small kids, but no problem with selfishly pursuing his death-defying hobby.”
Some people simply don’t feel things the way most of us do. They don’t feel pain, or joy. It takes a huge amount of “input” for them to feel like they’re alive. There’s usually a correlation to the amount of nerves they have, and a representative sample can be taken off their tongue. The number of taste buds has a direct correlation to the number of nerves. People with very low numbers tend to drink more alcohol, are more likely to smoke and/or use drugs, and, they are more likely to race cars, get in fights, parachute jump, etc.
I was in a hospital room once with a man who had experienced a huge stroke. He literally spent every waking moment trying to (ahem...) achieve “satisfaction.” My doctor said that so much of his brain was dead he was desperately trying to feel something...anything. He managed to seriously hurt himself, and he got a look on his face like he really liked it. (I called the nurse and they put him in restraints. I felt sorry as he was probably better off hurting himself than being retrained.)
We have no idea what drives people. But, I have a great sympathy for people and try never to judge. The longer I live, and the more that happens to me, the more I appreciate what others have to contend with. (I cried because I had no shoes and then I met a man who had no feet.)
Not sure why you can't judge this was absolutely stupid.
Nice post
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