ADVENTURE || TREADING THE PATH OF FEAR AND EXCITEMENT

One time when i was much younger, I had this dream. In that dream, I was holding onto a rope and swinging to long distances. It was like how George in that movie, George of the jungle explored areas by using a rope.

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But in my case, all what was there were trees, mighty waterfalls and only animals. Every one of them-harmless. I was the only human. It was a beautiful sight. Sometimes, while being transported on the swing, I'd get very close to a big rock/moountain and just when it looked like I was going to collide into it, I was met with a new horizon as another sight unfolded.
One of the most beautiful dreams I ever had. Beautiful!

When i awoke and was wondering upon it, I imagined myself in that situation and what left my lips was "that can't be me. Ha! Who? Me? Over hundred gets above the ground, playing rough play. No way. I'll just fall and scatter my small head. In fact, the fear alone will perish me."

I have a phobia for heights, I think. Doesn't even need to be too high a height before it sends shivers down my spine. It's that bad.

Yet, I always look forward to a time when I get to skydive and do some really terrifying activities. It's actually interesting, that all the adventure videos I love to watch and would readily choose to partake in involve heights. Like, I don't know how well I can even cope with walking across a bridge and yet...

I frankly would love to try skydiving. Holding unto a rope(maybe without an aid as normally occurs) and then experience that wave of shock. I hear it's dangerous but still I want to tread that path. You know stay between the line of fear and excitement and also, thoughts of death and life.

Of course, many times I have thought of what may occur in the eventuality that a rope cuts or the belt around the waist unbuckles. Omo! It's heart thumping to think about but I want to try. I want to see the beauty of the earth from high-up and get to scream my lungs until they almost are jumping out.

There's even this one adventure where one can sit on a tarpaulin-like material suspended in air, supposedly held in place by some ropes. It's the kind my people over here would be scared that you embark upon, your village people will definitely stop by to say hi. I like that one too. First time I saw a video of it, I had goosebumps and I felt fear. Just by watching it.

I want to conquer that fear. Being this young, there's so much that I would have to explore and I guess that a lot of fun lies up there too, even as little as flying on an airplane. I don't like that I get to shiver for something as this. Mountain climbing and tight-rope walking too are on my bucket list, but if I get to never get over the fear, how do I tick those off? I know it would help and definitely will be worth it. It's a thrilling risk but what's life without risks??

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