“I am not talking about living dangerously. Such words are meaningless to me…. It is not danger I love. I know what I love. It is life.” Antoine de Saint Exupery from Wind, Sand and Stars
Saint Exupery, best known for creating the beloved Le Petit Prince, wrote these words sometime in 1935 when aviation was still in its infancy. He had taken on the task of flying mail between France and African French colonies for Aeropostale ( a precursor to Air France).
The risks he took were extraordinary, but he knew that and gladly piloted those flights.
His choices far exceed ones I am likely to make. Nonetheless I am watchful so that my fear of danger does not hinder me.
It is not danger I love. It is life.