“Last time I did this, I got stuck,” the high school sophomore told me as he prepared to climb the wooden ladder into our ropes course. “It took me half an hour to get down… but I’m not going to let that stop me today.”
Tag: High Adventure
The Illusion of Risk
If it were perfectly safe, there would be no risk. If there were no risk, there would be no challenge or thrill, no overcoming, no relief at the end, no satisfaction at the accomplishment.