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Have
you ever seen a sunset so beautiful that you hoped it would never end?
Have you been startled by a falling star streaking like a bullet in the
night sky? Have you seen the northern lights shimmering off a Canadian
lake? I've experienced many such moments that had me gasping for a reality
check. Who am I in the vastness of the universe?
I've been addicted to adventure and challenge most of my life, whether
it's skydiving, skiing, scuba diving or biking down a long, steep hill.
But as I get older, I'm growing more cautious. Life's daily patterns
of living, working, sleeping and existing shield us from an amazing
fact: Life is precious! Life is fragile and life, as we know it, will
end. It is appointed for all people to die at some point (Hebrews 9:27).
How many more breaths will I breathe in and blow out?
What about you? Will you live to accomplish all that you dream? When you lie down to breathe your last, will your life have been worth living? These are heavy questions, but ones all of us must ponder eventually.
Last Breath: The Limits of Adventure
Recently I read with fascination a book by Peter Stark titled Last Breath: The Limits of Adventure (2001). The author describes adventure junkies who push the limits of their sports, often coming too close to the edge only to realize too late that life is very delicate.
But life is extraordinarily precious and delicate in another way totally unrelated to any risky sports or hobbies we may be involved in—and that is by virtue of the relatively tiny speck of dirt we occupy on a small blue planet suspended in the unimaginable vastness of space.
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