Imagine yourself scaling a 500ft sheer rock wall with nothing holding you to the wall but your bare hands. It is understandable that a person may be put in this situation out of necessity and common sense dictates the only time you would perform this feat would be when necessary to preserve your life or that of a loved one. Then consider Dan Osman performing this same action just for the rush of adrenaline. Does this make him crazy? I definitely believe that a person taking such unnecessary risks is not crazy. In the essay Colter’s Way written by Sebastian Junger, the author describes adventure and the risks that people take in the spirit of it. Dan Osman was not crazy because his actions and behavior do not fit the definition of the word crazy.
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This is a trait to be lauded especially in a modern society that has become so meek and mundane. This trait is definitely not irrational. Dan Osman took risks and lived a full life even if it resulted in said life being shorter his life was lived doing what he loved. Dan Osman’s life was lived doing what made him feel most alive. A person cannot be called crazy for doing what makes them feel happy and alive as long as their actions do not endanger others or plainly result in self-harm. Dan Osman’s actions were in no way irrational because his actions however risky are rationalized by humans need for adventure. Sebastian Junger writes in Colton’s way, “adventure comes from the Latin word adventura meaning “what must happen.” It is plain to see even that humans have a need to adventure as it is in the words very meaning. So therefore Dan Osman cannot be called irrational as his actions were done in order to fulfill human …show more content…
In order to determine if a person is mentally deranged you can look to people that knew the individual in question. It is clear in the text that Osman’s father did not feel his son was at all deranged. This is shown in the quote used by Junger that follows. “Osman's father, a policeman, told a journalist named Andrew Todhunter, "Doing the work that I do, I have faced death many, many, many times. When it's over, you celebrate the fact that you're alive, you celebrate the fact that you have a family, you celebrate the fact that you can breathe. Everything, for a few instants, seems sweeter, brighter, and louder. And I think this young man has reached a point where his awareness of life and living is far beyond what I could ever achieve.” If the people who know a person best (family) do not feel a person is not derange that that person cannot be said to be derange. Therefore Dan Osman whose actions were so risky cannot be seen as the actions of a crazy person. In my own life I have done many things similar in risk as free soloing. The things I did were done in order to feel alive and to feel like I was really living and not just surviving. Can a person be said to be deranged for simply trying to live life to the best of their ability? The answer is no they can because it is every person’s duty to live there life to its utmost potential. Dan Osman definitely did live his life to his
This is a trait to be lauded especially in a modern society that has become so meek and mundane. This trait is definitely not irrational. Dan Osman took risks and lived a full life even if it resulted in said life being shorter his life was lived doing what he loved. Dan Osman’s life was lived doing what made him feel most alive. A person cannot be called crazy for doing what makes them feel happy and alive as long as their actions do not endanger others or plainly result in self-harm. Dan Osman’s actions were in no way irrational because his actions however risky are rationalized by humans need for adventure. Sebastian Junger writes in Colton’s way, “adventure comes from the Latin word adventura meaning “what must happen.” It is plain to see even that humans have a need to adventure as it is in the words very meaning. So therefore Dan Osman cannot be called irrational as his actions were done in order to fulfill human …show more content…
In order to determine if a person is mentally deranged you can look to people that knew the individual in question. It is clear in the text that Osman’s father did not feel his son was at all deranged. This is shown in the quote used by Junger that follows. “Osman's father, a policeman, told a journalist named Andrew Todhunter, "Doing the work that I do, I have faced death many, many, many times. When it's over, you celebrate the fact that you're alive, you celebrate the fact that you have a family, you celebrate the fact that you can breathe. Everything, for a few instants, seems sweeter, brighter, and louder. And I think this young man has reached a point where his awareness of life and living is far beyond what I could ever achieve.” If the people who know a person best (family) do not feel a person is not derange that that person cannot be said to be derange. Therefore Dan Osman whose actions were so risky cannot be seen as the actions of a crazy person. In my own life I have done many things similar in risk as free soloing. The things I did were done in order to feel alive and to feel like I was really living and not just surviving. Can a person be said to be deranged for simply trying to live life to the best of their ability? The answer is no they can because it is every person’s duty to live there life to its utmost potential. Dan Osman definitely did live his life to his