According to BBC News article “Altitude sickness 'two illnesses' says Edinburgh University study“, after a long time altitude sickness had been belief as a single disease that occur at height above 2,500 meters, researchers at Edinburgh University found that there are at least two separate syndromes in altitude sickness happening to same person at the same time.
I do not fear of height, and one activity in my to-do list is bungee jumping. However, I have never had any ideas on going climbing high mountains. I think it is too dangerous to be at height thousands meters above sea level. Just think about it makes me feel suffocated. However, I understand people who try to climb dangerous mountains. They have variety of reasons. Most people want to overcome something. I believe that there are many people who want to conquer the nature, and going to the top of high mountains gives the feeling that they are greater than nature. Although it sound a foolish idea, every person want to challenge the limit of his own abilities, and the feeling when achieve goals is always wonderful.
Every day we are taking risks. I think it is up to a viewpoint of each person. Crossing a road, flying on airplane, eating fast food, we also risk our lives when doing these activities. Same as mountain climbing, it may look very dangerous and gain nothing from doing it, but some experiences cannot be exchanged to money. Every person has different goals, different motivations, and different emotions. We cannot simply judge other’s actions.
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You don't fear the height, but I do. In fact, I fear many thing such as crossing road, traveling by taxi motorcycle, and going down the stair. I don't like risk. However, sometime I think risk is challenging. For example, when I play viking, I will sit at one end. I think it' dangerous but I like: same as the title of this article Taking Risk Happily.
ReplyDeleteActually I had been Phu Kra Dueng @ Loei when I was in a sophomore year with my friends (Pa-naeng too!). When we arrived one of the famous cliff to see the sun set, there were some people who braved enough to sat on that cliff incredibly. I remembered that I just sat 1 meter far from the dangerous area on that cliff. I were terrified by the height and never forgot about it.
ReplyDeleteI also like your concluding paragraph about taking risks in our daily lives. This reminds me that life is not such a stable one but uncertainty. I will try my best to remind this as much as possible I can.
Yes, Book this article reminds me of our wild experience above the sea level, when we were at the cliff, I am quite curious that why most of men in our group are afraid of sitting on the cliff, but most of girls are OK with it.
ReplyDeleteAnd when In talk about risk, I am also agree with her. We are taking a risk in everyday life, especially when you crush on someone or fall in love, it's a big risk-taking.
I would have been in the group of men sitting back a bit from the edge.
DeleteIt makes me shiver thinking of it.