i am almost died today, am i living to dangerously ?

Question

hey, well today i was out cycling with my friend when we came to this hill, ok i know this was stupid but i always try and live my life to the full. So doing everything i wont regret. So i went down the hill on my bike and it came to a 15ft drop. I feel down the 15ft and crashed, my bike basically broke on impact and i smacked my head, my helmet split and i was unconscious. My friend thought i had died right there and then. But i was fine, an ambulance was phoned and i was sent to hospital. When i finally woke up i couldnt remember the day or date who was prime minister etc just little things like that but either way i am ok now. Doctors said if it was anything like 5 foot higher (the drop) id probably be dead. So it got me thinking. I am living to dangerously ?

dont get me wrong sometimes it isnt all bad, last year when i was walking to work i stopped someone from being mugged because i tackled the mugger to the ground. i did kinda put my life on the line there because who knows if that mugger had a knife or what. I cant really think of any more cases right now but its been a few times where i have been so pumped full of adrenaline my veins bugle etc

Answer 1

Too dangerous yes. To a much lesser extent, I know your pain. I think it is a problem. You should stop yourself from acting spontaneously, it rarely is a good idea.





Let me give you an example. I was driving with my gf in this mediocre neighbourhood. A 1980s BMW pulled by us on the traffic lights and people inside started shouting at us for a good minute. I didn't react, but took it as pestering my gf (cute asian girl, happens a lot). Without any signs of reaction or looking in their direction, I accelerated rapidly, got in front of their car, left-foot-braked and sped up massively to avoid accident (or in racing terms -- test braked them). It was very rewarding because the guys still dangling with their heads out of the windows and shouting got bumped around the car. I am pretty sure they didn't have their seat bealts on either. However, when midway through the sequence, I noticed that my gf is bouncing violently due to my sharp manouvers. At this moment I realized how dumb it was.



Not only I freaked out my gf and could potentially harm her or get into an accident. She also pointed out that these kids could have had a gun and chased us. In fact, I turned into bunch of small streets to get away just in case. I felt really dumb and embarrased for the rest of the evening. Basically this was one of those silly moments, when my primal instinct of protecting the mate and of a male domination took over logic. But had we been unlucky, we could have been shot that night. The rage came of nowhere and subsided immediately. I actually didn't even get angry for a moment, it was all a controlled release of aggression. So I completely know what you are talking about, but ever since then I am trying my best not to do anything like that and think twice before every action.

Answer 2

Dude I think cycling into the unknown is a bit dangerous. There is a fine but definite distinction between living life to the full and being safe. Tackling the mugger is part of being a headstrong brave youth and we need people like you in this world who just charge and go for it. However, and hopefully this will come with maturity, you need to think about consequences and the extent to which you value your life. Head injuries are serious, can cause blEeds in the brain up to weeks later. Calm down a bit but don't change who you are-just be a bit wiser and less impulsive. If you really don't know what might happen, then don't do it

Answer 3

I believe what God says, that He knows each day of our lives and when we will die - we won't die a minute before or after that time. However, you can choose how you live - in what physical condition.



Let's say that you are going to live to be 87. Today when you went over the drop and broke your bike - what if you had broken your back instead? What if, right now, instead of getting up and walking out the door, you had to pull yourself out of your chair and put yourself into your wheelchair? Or, if you had snapped your neck, what if you couldn't even type anymore, or feed yourself, or get dressed because you were a quadriplegic? You would still live to be 87, but as someone who was completely dependent on other people for basic needs.



Make sense?



Give that some thought.



Wishing you well.

Answer 4

You do live life on the edge.



At some point or other you may experience a near death experience or some other serious accident that may affect the quality of your life.



You should be careful of actiing on impulse.



However, if you like danger maybe you should join something that gets your adrenalin pumping but keeps you safe.

Answer 5

Well if i were you, i would say to myself before i do something "Will this maim or possibly kill me" like riding a bike of of a 15 foot drop but then again, it might be necessary to say, shoot a bank robber in the face or something but you know just cause you got injured badly once dosen't mean that you have to take extreme caution in everything you do, but you can just think what you're doing before you do it.

Answer 6

Falling 15 feet on a bike will hurt,thank Allah for your helmet, tackling muggers is cool.adrenaline rush is good. Try to stay alive pal

Answer 7

Wow i like it! It's very deep and i can hear the emotion. You should submit it in a poetry contest! Keep writing.

Answer 8

So you almost died and woke up and did not know if it was new york or new year and yet you come on this and write this story.Speedy recovery.Who's your Doctor LOL.

Answer 9

Sounds like you need some drugs in you. . . :/ truth :D GOOD LUCK... or drugs out of u one of the two lol

Answer 10

No. Because y0l000. If you die, then you die.