A lately-identified passion for
extreme adventure, a little dare to thrill, and lots of adrenaline can get you
tied to a “bungee” and take you to a cliff from where you are supposed to jump.
The height of which could be just 83 meters (272.something feet) ;-)
And when you approach towards what
you have been longing for, apart from the usual fight/flight phenomenon,
something else also comes up to your mind i.e. sense of cognition – a feeling
of having "been there, done that". The similarity surfaces between,
(1) the feeling when you are about to propose someone, and (2) the feeling of
having balls to do something courageous.
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- The longing to express your
feelings AND the longing to go uninhibited
- Incapacity to hide your love AND
incapacity to hide your passion for adventure
- Fear of rejection AND fear of
failure
- The wait for the reply when you
propose AND the initial free-fall and air gushing past your face when you jump
- And once you are done with it – the
sense of honest expression of love AND the sense of accomplishing the passion...
These make you feel that love and
adventure are brothers from different mothers...
And well, despite all the similarities, a stark
difference exists: while adventure may ask you to jump from an edge, love can
demand of you to be constantly living on an edge... What say?
Completely agree with you Hardik. You have beautifully expressed the feeling of déjà vu when one is about to bungee jump or about to propose to the person you love with a rush of adrenaline. The comparison is apt to say the least and to weave a write up around it crisply is a commendable job. Enjoyed reading this article on your blog like never before..:)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Vamshi :)
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