Why I Want To Be Dying

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I want to live like I am dying. I think it is better to take risks and perhaps make some mistakes than to remain cautious and risk nothing. First, I never want to regret not doing something or turning away from something that has at least a slim chance of reward. I will and want to do everything, and that will require me to hope for the best outcome and take risks. Second, life is not near as fun when I am playing cautious. Yes, I might run into many problem areas if I continue to take even minor risks, however I desire an interesting life and that means I can always ‘’hide in the corner’’. Last, I will be the one that can say my life played out a little different than the rest of the crowd. As can be seen, behind every closed door there is the possibility of something remarkable. …show more content…
I am always looking for the good in all and every risk I choose to take head on in life. No one, including myself, wants to look back and wish they would have done something that they was once too scared to try at the time. I only have one life to live and taking risks just happens to be a big part of it all. So I am not going to run the other direction, I am going to jump out of that plane or whatever the risk may pose. After all, if I plea to have no regrets it is necessary that I take risks.
Second of all, a boring life is a miserable life. Adrenalin is what I need and I need more of it. However, to acquire such a gift of the body I got to live that risky life. One of the best parts of it all is the stories I could tell after I lose all of the adrenalin. I could tell my kids and/or grandchildren about my amazing life that I refused to allow boredom in. All in all, I want to live life to the

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