When Tennessee Williams said, “Security is a kind of death” he was implying that if you prevent yourself from having fun, there is no point in living. Being safe and sound all the time is like keeping you captive and not allowing you to have a fun-filled life. He’s not trying to say if you don’t take risks then you deserve to die. He is saying that you have a life that is meant to be spent wildly. And that you shouldn’t spend your life worrying about all the bad things that could happen.
This quote relates to extreme sports because when you are doing extreme sports, you are most likely risking your life. And if not, then you are putting yourself out there to have a crazy fun time. It’s not like trying something new and easy out. For example
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So you should live your one and only life to the fullest and take risks in you life. It’s good to be safe and think about your safety, but you shouldn’t guard yourself from every little thing that might have a chance of hurting you. If you don’t get hurt, then you can’t learn and grow. So if you know you would love to try something, then go out and do it. Don’t sit around all day daydreaming about what the experience might be like. Go and find out for yourself what that activity would feel like. Like the mountain climbers in the movie we watched a couple weeks ago, Everest, a lot of them climbed Mount Everest because they love to climb. It’s not about proving something or trying to set a world record. It’s about doing what they love to do. They don’t care too much about how risky something they are doing is. They do that activity because they love it so much they don’t want to stop. And they want to keep setting goals for …show more content…
They might argue that some people aren’t adventurous and don’t like to be outside, so it’s fine if they choose not to jump off a bridge. Those who disagree might also say that there are shy and quiet people who don't want to jump out of their comfort zone. And we can’t push them to do so because we think everyone should take risks. I would have to disagree with these arguments. To argue against what they might say, this quote isn’t saying to go jump out of a helicopter. It is saying to try something new and fun and out of your comfort zone. I understand that people don’t like going outside and doing crazy things, but it won’t hurt to try it. If you try something small, and then go on from there, then you might be happy you tried something new. Because there is a chance that when you are older, you will regret not trying something crazy and fun. And by that time, it’ll be too late to do anything about it. So try something new while you’re young, and go with the