Get up. Turn off the computer. Put down the remote control. Get up now. Get dressed. Get out. WTF are you waiting for? Life is out there be lived and enjoyed while you stare at a computer.
This is a dedication to my friend Jason Lane. Jason never waited for life to come knocking on his door. He went out searching for it every single day. He found it, grabbed it by the horns and rode it as hard as he could. I only knew Jason online. Sometimes I’d go months without hearing from him. That’s because he was a doer. He was out doing the things people daydream about. He’d always come back with great stories to tell. Here’s one of his last posts from 10 days ago.
Well boys and girls it’s that time again… I’m off to some god forsaken country… I say this lightly because it’s what my parents always say.
I leave for Chile and Argentina on Nov. the 2 at one pm. Another guiding mission for those of you that know me and what I do for a living. I will be the lead guide for a company out of Mendoza and get paid big bucks to basically take gringos out to fish every day… I do have one other guiding obligation in Feb. and that is to guide Aconcaugua… the tallest peak in the Americas(6,900) meters… for all of those challenged thats about 23,000ft. Wish me luck with the mountain… I’ll need it with eight clients..
Just wanted to let you guys know what was going on in my life since I haven’t really been posting much.. Myself and a buddy are working on a website that will have all of my info on trips and what not and should be done shortly… Thanks guys… you know who you are. I can’t stress how much I appreciate it. Thanks again for all the support and dealing with me on the phone….
Unfortunately Jason never got to take that trip. He was killed when he drove off the road to avoid hitting a deer while driving home at night. He left two families to grieve for him - biological and spiritual.
My point is this - there is no point in being afraid to live your life. It’s going to happen whether you like it or not. It’s going to end someday whether you like it or not. You won’t have the chance to say “wait! I haven’t done the things I want to do!”. Do them. Do them now. Jason took risks everytime he left the house. Those risks didn’t kill him. He died in a way that anyone of us could died. While he was living HE LIVED! You’re taking a risk sitting in that chair. A plane could crash into the building you’re in. Since the risk is still there and you’re going to die whether you’ve done the things you wanted to do or not why not go do them now? Don’t wait for life to arrive your doorstep and invite you to come along. Find out for yourself where live lives; go kick in it’s fucking front door and say “let’s get this party started!”
Jason wouldn’t want us feeling sorry for him. He’d feel sorry for you sitting in that chair. A lot of people are scared of dying. Don’t be scared of living too. You could die reading this blog….so get out. Go now!
See you on the other side, brother.
October 20th, 2006 at 12:32 pm
Well said…