What’s the thing you’re most scared to do? What would it take to get you to do it?
Honestly, I have a list of things I would never do: sky diving, spelunking, bungee jumping, rock climbing, hiking up a mountain, jumping off a cliff, scuba diving, etc.
I know some people get a thrill out of defying death but I think I’m doing just fine with my TV, games, and puzzles, thank you. I prefer knowing I’m going to come home when I plan to. I like my little routine with my small family in my cozy little apartment snuggling with my cat. I’ll take public speaking over trying to “explore the unknown” or defy gravity. I like knowing where I am and where I’m going and when I will be there.
The only way I’m willing to risk going that far out of my comfort zone to defy death is if I get paid a lot of money. It’d have to be at least $250k and I would have to be certain the equipment was triple checked for safety. And I would not be willing to do this alone. Someone would have to be there to make sure I’m safe so they can help me out if something goes wrong!
Even so, spelunking is off the table. I’m claustraphobic. There is no amount of money that would make risking my sanity okay. I’ll take big open skies over tiny cramped tunnels any day! I started getting nervous just cleaning behind the ovens or going into the walk in before they put away the truck! I can’t handle getting stuck underground.
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