The difference is they get paid to jump out of that plane. Those thrill seeking jumpers pay to jump out, that’s what is so stupid.
“The difference is they get paid to jump out of that plane.”
they get paid and they do it to serve our country. If they died while jumping, they died for our country.
It isn’t stupid. A moment of respect would be appreciated.
All men live enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but it is only when caught in the swift, sudden turn of death, that mortals realize the silent, subtle, ever-present perils of life. And if you be a philosopher, though seated in the whale-boat, you would not at heart feel one whit more of terror, than though seated before your evening fire with a poker, and not a harpoon, by your side.
Moby Dick, Chapter 60 The Line