"It's easy, when you are young, to believe that what you desire is no less than what you deserve, to assume that if you want something badly enough, it is your God-given right to have it... death remains as abstract a concept as non-Euclidean geometry or marriage."
-Jon Krakauer, author of
Into the Wild
I'm not sure what it is about being young that permits, or prompts, one to fearlessly challenge the unknown. All I know is that the attraction exists in me and it is defiantly thriving. Not only does it lead me to travel to a third world country, it settles me on top of a 265 foot bridge in the middle of the rainforest and calmly demands "Jump." And I obey. Much to the dismay of my mother.
So, bungee jumping is now crossed off the bucket list. I wasn't nervous until I started plunging down, but by then it's too late to even think about what just happened. I have a video that I will try to post on here a little later.
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| 265 ft bridge |
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| the rocky river underneath |
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| all the jumpers |
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| toes over the edge |
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| post jump glee |
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