P.S. I commented on Will's post
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Heightened Senses
When Dr. Talmage started talking about secretly hoping for another 9/11 it struck something in me. My whole life I've been sort of an adrenaline junkie. I love to do stupid things to see if I get caught and just for the fun of it. I love the thrill that you get when you do something crazy that you know you shouldn't have done and get through it unscathed. I am 100% behind what Uncle John said. We are all secretly hoping for something to happen in our lives that will get the blood pumping and heighten our senses. I went on the honors storm chasing trip last year just because I knew that it would be different and exciting. I want the rush, the excitement, and the increased heart rate. That's what I live for and I think it what everyone lives for either publicly or secretly. We all want that but it exists on different levels. Some people want out there in your face, death defying actions while others want mild action. We do secretly want another 9/11. We want a reason to join together again. We want to get our blood pumping and get nationalism on the rise.
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It's true--we really do want that. I suppose sometimes this longing can be for a better reason, like bringing others together. I think it is very terrifying to think that we sometimes desire it selfishly though.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you and Dr. Talmage. It's not that we wish for something bad to happen to other people, or that we want anyone harmed. What we really need is some incredible thing to happen, whether good or bad, to pull us out of our mundane lives and give us something to live for. It's true that after 9/11 there was more nationalism and "togetherness" than I have ever seen before in any other part of my life. All of American, my school, my church, my community, everyone was nice to one another and had something in common that brought everyone together. What we really need is something even better than 9/11. We need another world war to bring together nations!
ReplyDeleteWow, I missed a lot on Tuesday... I would never hope for another 9/11... I know that many of us like things that get our blood going, however I feel that is a bit far. It is something that I have heard of before, they say that is part of what makes a good soldier because they do not have as much fear of things as those who only like little amounts of action. Interesting thing to say though...
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