Defying the odds

Monday, July 17, 2017

Most of us live relatively calm lives, even drab. We do not knowingly risk our lives in everyday pursuits. (We drive the interstate, eat too much, and smoke, all risky endeavors, but that doesn’t count). Policemen, firemen, and military personnel regularly risk their lives in doing their jobs, but they do this in the line of duty. But there are those who do not believe that life is worth living unless they are brushing up against disaster at every turn. I think of the sky divers, race car drivers, Hollywood stuntmen, people like Evel Knevel, professional football players—- tightrope walkers.

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