ext_20342 ([identity profile] dangerpudding.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] pat 2006-09-04 08:58 pm (UTC)

I'm having a hard time finding the line between necessary and unnecessary, here.

I often do risky things for my job. We know that. Are those necessary? I don't know, but I believe that they are the right thing to be doing.

I take risks in my personal life, too. Physical ones and emotional ones. I spent two hours on Friday on the back of a motorcycle riding twisty roads. Necessary? Probably not. Fun and worth the risk? To me, yes.

I could question the necessity of that last flight Dad took. I have, actually. But I don't question why he did it, and I wouldn't have told him not to take it if he'd asked. (Well, assuming I didn't have some knowledge about what was going to happen.)

Donno. I think that what happened to Steve Irwin is terribly sad, and I feel awful for his wife and kids. No question there. I've never watched his shows, so I have no idea how he treated the animals. All that I see is that he seemed to be doing what he loved. I have a lot of respect for that.

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