I've thought about this a lot. I participate in recreational pursuits that have risks involved - kayaking, bicycling, and motorcycling. My personal belief is that, should I die in those pursuits, I will die happier than if I chose not to do them and died later. They add enough joy to my life to make the risks worthwhile. If I gamble and lose, so be it. Of course, at the moment I was meeting my end, I'm sure my thoughts and words would be, "NO-O-O-O-O!!! I don't want to die!!!!!" For that reason I take all the safety precautions I can - helmets, driving defensively, extra paddle, extra flotation, VHF radio, flares, horn, strobe, etc. Gordon Snapp Central Coast of California *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Mar 16 2007 - 10:57:37 PDT
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