Crikey!
The cultural difference. Hits you time and time again.
I'm not even sure, which I heard first - the jokes, or the fact that the Crocodile Hunter was dead. It only takes a moment over here - text messages and videoclips are all over the cellular network before BBC has even had a chance to air the news. And make no mistake - everything's a laugh. Seriousness gets labeled as sickness. Stop stressing, lad!
Mr. Steve Irwin.. Got me thinking though. There's no refuting the fact this man was unique. Someone who went and lived his dreams. Lived them to the fullest, 24/7. And that's saying something, since there are less than FEW of us, who ever really do that. Sure, we may think about it.. every so often even act upon those thoughts and make things happen. But really.. LIVE our dreams?
Do you?
It IS a nice thought. Like one of those Chinese proverbs, that make us pause and think, before digging into the next bowl of egg fried rice. But should we really live our dreams this way? Or does it pay to get in touch with some of the negative aspects of life every now and then. With the so called reality. To keep our feet on the ground.
Because.
Steve was putting his life on the line every day. That's what living his dream was all about. Not being scared, not missing out. Throwing those dice a time too many.. even he knew what was to be expected. One might think he sacrificed his life to live his dreams. But I would say different. It wasn't as if the man was clinging on to his life with a passion.
And we cannot honestly sacrifice things we aren't passionately holding on to.
The sacrifice in this story was that of his family. Letting him live his dream.
What may be a dream to us, may not neccessarily be so to others. And is this really the thing to aspire to.. Living a dream on the expense of those around us?
I'm not sure.
As ABBA once so adequately put, "the Gods may throw a dice.. their minds as cold as ice."
No certainties in this life. And only so much room for mistakes.
I'm not even sure, which I heard first - the jokes, or the fact that the Crocodile Hunter was dead. It only takes a moment over here - text messages and videoclips are all over the cellular network before BBC has even had a chance to air the news. And make no mistake - everything's a laugh. Seriousness gets labeled as sickness. Stop stressing, lad!
Mr. Steve Irwin.. Got me thinking though. There's no refuting the fact this man was unique. Someone who went and lived his dreams. Lived them to the fullest, 24/7. And that's saying something, since there are less than FEW of us, who ever really do that. Sure, we may think about it.. every so often even act upon those thoughts and make things happen. But really.. LIVE our dreams?
Do you?
It IS a nice thought. Like one of those Chinese proverbs, that make us pause and think, before digging into the next bowl of egg fried rice. But should we really live our dreams this way? Or does it pay to get in touch with some of the negative aspects of life every now and then. With the so called reality. To keep our feet on the ground.
Because.
Steve was putting his life on the line every day. That's what living his dream was all about. Not being scared, not missing out. Throwing those dice a time too many.. even he knew what was to be expected. One might think he sacrificed his life to live his dreams. But I would say different. It wasn't as if the man was clinging on to his life with a passion.
And we cannot honestly sacrifice things we aren't passionately holding on to.
The sacrifice in this story was that of his family. Letting him live his dream.
What may be a dream to us, may not neccessarily be so to others. And is this really the thing to aspire to.. Living a dream on the expense of those around us?
I'm not sure.
As ABBA once so adequately put, "the Gods may throw a dice.. their minds as cold as ice."
No certainties in this life. And only so much room for mistakes.
posted by Henri M at 3:23 PM
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