Death of a daredevil
I first saw the news of Steve's death on CNN, and then read it on Sammy's blog. Was so busy with my work, that I kept this blog in the oven for sometime..
His shows on Animal Planet were unforgettable, so was his passion to unravell nature's beauty to mankind. His daredevil on camera antics caught the attention and love of his viewers. His death is a blow, and we will all miss him and his show. Hope there is someone who will take the good work forward.
Makes me wonder how many people are there who die doing the job that they love the most. The irony of life is that we dont get a job that we love, and we dont love the job that we love. And thats precisely mankind's predicament of sorts. I am jealous of these people who are in the jobs of their passion. There is another steve that i know, and he was with us in Rishikesh where we had gone rapid rafting. This man, also from australia, has devoted his life to rapids, and knows rapids of almost all across the world. He keeps moving from country to country, guiding tourists , and making their holidays unforgettable. Now, had i told my dad that i wanted to eke a life out of river rafting, or exploring nature, i would have got the above the spectacle glare.
There seems to be a critical mismatch between our ambitions, our passion and our reality. What happens when passion becomes an ambition? Thats when we get the Steve Irwins of the world. But our generation has got attuned to becoming doctors, engineers or government servants, more to be stable in life than to enjoy the irregularites and unpredictiveness. We need to love what we do, or do what we love. We generally get caught in the middle, and ripped apart.
His shows on Animal Planet were unforgettable, so was his passion to unravell nature's beauty to mankind. His daredevil on camera antics caught the attention and love of his viewers. His death is a blow, and we will all miss him and his show. Hope there is someone who will take the good work forward.
Makes me wonder how many people are there who die doing the job that they love the most. The irony of life is that we dont get a job that we love, and we dont love the job that we love. And thats precisely mankind's predicament of sorts. I am jealous of these people who are in the jobs of their passion. There is another steve that i know, and he was with us in Rishikesh where we had gone rapid rafting. This man, also from australia, has devoted his life to rapids, and knows rapids of almost all across the world. He keeps moving from country to country, guiding tourists , and making their holidays unforgettable. Now, had i told my dad that i wanted to eke a life out of river rafting, or exploring nature, i would have got the above the spectacle glare.
There seems to be a critical mismatch between our ambitions, our passion and our reality. What happens when passion becomes an ambition? Thats when we get the Steve Irwins of the world. But our generation has got attuned to becoming doctors, engineers or government servants, more to be stable in life than to enjoy the irregularites and unpredictiveness. We need to love what we do, or do what we love. We generally get caught in the middle, and ripped apart.
posted by Appu at 1:48 PM
6 Comments:
Very true. Very sad also. But very bloody true.
In fact some parents are to be blamed. They want their kids to take up certain courses because they pay well when the kids want other things. How sad.
BTW, may Steve rest in peace.
I loved what you said about 'We need to love what we do, or do what we love. We generally get caught in the middle, and ripped apart.'...also love what you said about 'passion becoming ambition'! I guess this is something that we all can relate to in our work lives...just waiting to be freed of our own choices.
I loved what you said about 'We need to love what we do, or do what we love. We generally get caught in the middle, and ripped apart.'...also love what you said about 'passion becoming ambition'! I guess this is something that we all can relate to in our work lives...just waiting to be freed of our own choices.
I loved what you said about 'We need to love what we do, or do what we love. We generally get caught in the middle, and ripped apart.'...also love what you said about 'passion becoming ambition'! I guess this is something that we all can relate to in our work lives...just waiting to be freed of our own choices.
WT: yes, sad but true.
Abaniko:parents dont try to chalk out a middlepath between a kid's ambition and their passions. pretty stereotypical judgements and decisions.
Sparks : welcome and thanks. Yes we all relate, and thats why we end up admiring people like steve who have successfully broken out.
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