“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”
-Edmund Burke
“This is a fairly well known quote by Marco Simoncelli, but one that might be worth repeating as the mourning for his untimely death enters its second week. When you choose to do dangerous things, you’re aware of the risks, but you make a conscious decision that the rewards merit taking them. In his 24 years, Simoncelli experienced a World Championship and rose to the rarified ranks of the fastest motorcycle racers on earth. That’s more than most people do in all their lives.”
http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2011/11/marco-simoncelli-on-the-meaning-of-life/
Inspiring!!!
Speed is a form of ecstasy the technical revolution has bestowed on man. As opposed to a motorcyclist, the runner is always present in his body, forever required to think about his blisters, his exhaustion,; when he runs he feels his weight, his age, more conscious than ever of himself and of his time of life. This all changes when man delegates the faculty of speed to a machine: from then on, is own body is outside the process, and he gives over to a speed that is noncorporeal, non-material, pure speed, speed itself, ecstasy speed.
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| — | Milan Kundera, Slowness (via bearbearpdx) |
It’s not cool. It’s kinda the equivalent of reenacting the holocaust for kicks and giggles. Wrap your head around that.
PLANKING?
If you think “planking” is cool. Think again! Slaves captured in Africa were stowed away on ships during the “Middle Passage” journey during the late 16th century and forced to sleep on wooden planks. “Planking” was the term used when slave owners transported the slaves on these ships. Unclothed, underfed, and forced to lie on hard planking in unhygienic conditions, many slaves failed to survive the transatlantic voyage. Cultural sensitivity is real. Educate yourself.
