Daredevils

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There are some insanely crazy people in this world who seem to be stuck in the stone-age, craving for adrenaline-thrusting adventures and risks. They are the ones who will be the first one to volunteer to jump off from a cliff in a glider or say yes to a risky business proposition. Yet, these are the ones who become rich and famous, just because they have the insanity worm called an appetite to take risks - something that they inherited from cave-people and never really surpassed them. In today's world, they are known as the daredevils.

It is fascinating to know this select class of people. Their brains are not wired like us - normal mortals. It is always vibrating with ideas - fantastical ideas - that no one might have thought of before. They are the ones who are constantly pushing the envelope, to test the limits of human capability. They keep looking at impossible targets as the one that is achievable, and once they hit the bullseye, they reset the board for fresh challenges. If plotted on a graph, their lives will not have the normal curves of ups and downs or any plateau after reaching a high. Theirs is that of a trajectory that constantly keeps rising. Only downside, in some cases, a miscalculation or misjudgment results in a drastic fall.

Nonetheless, even their failure teaches us what not to do, and how to rectify those mistakes to achieve greatness. Without these daredevils, the world wouldn’t have been what it is today. Keep jumping off the cliffs guys at the first call, just make sure the chute is working fine.



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  1. NamrathaApril 5, 2020 at 12:13 AM

    Sadly, I think my cave men instincts have been polished to the extent that I have been sort of a middle path person all my life. Maybe, not so sad.

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    1. NamrathaApril 5, 2020 at 12:14 AM

      Visiting from namysaysso.com

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    2. ashaApril 7, 2020 at 11:12 PM

      I think the middle path works out well for everyone, I try to follow that too :)

      You have a fantastic blog, all the best!

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