Have you ever had those experiences where you go
" wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!awesooooooome!again!again!again!"
But you know if they ever happen again, the experience wouldn't be the same. The adrenaline through your veins would never compare to that first time.
Life is generally quite the boring experience. We work Monday- Friday, hang out with the peeps on Friday night, clean and do your errands on Saturday, go to church and chill at the balcony on Sunday and wait for Monday. Most times we want to shoot our heads in and make the boredom stop.
My life is like that. The same boring routine 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year and it never ends. I'm not an extreme person most days of the year but for one or two days I let myself loose. This year, I am pretty much saving up to do the extreme climb up the Kilimanjaro. I'm so excited about it that I count every shilling. My life is getting into a lull I cant shake off so I am hoping this will boost my blood-flow. Most of those experiences, I never ever ever want to do them again but the memories are precious. I never want to forget that me and only me by myself did that. I showered in ice at kona baridi, I hiked Magadi- Nairobi in 3 days, I bungee jumped. It makes life worth living....just a little bit!
That is why occasionally we should just throw caution to the wind and go bungee jumping or kayaking or drag racing or even to the shooting range. Of course this is not something you should do everyday because you could possibly die. Everyone has their own speed. Not everyone will take the leap of faith from 40 m up and not everyone will aim a gun at a blank wall and start randomly shooting but everyone has something that makes them feel alive. Whether its learning new recipes or wine tasting or just deep sea diving off the coast of Zanzibar.....whatever makes your blood pump through your veins, do it before your blood runs cold.
Well now that I have done pretty much most of your list...(ok I need to also do Kilimanjaro one of these fine days)..I am so saving for the Rugby world cup in new Zealand...
ReplyDeletei like, will be doing part of my list soon. XELA
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