09-12-2006, 03:06 PM
Another interesting article, along the same theme:
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Quote:Yet, in spite of the danger, or probably because of it, those were some of the best years of my life. Death is life's great intensifier. It is the proximity of death that makes life so much more meaningful. Too, there was something so pure, so noble, about risking one's life for the fleeting and intangible reward of being faster around a racetrack than the next guy. While others were obsessed with the vulgar pursuits of wealth or pleasure, we were ready to sacrifice everything, for nothing. Surely there is no greater idealism than that?
When people who should have known better cautioned me about the dangers of motorcycle racing, I always told them that a fear of death is nothing more than a fear of life in disguise.