A True Leap of Love
Oct 27th, 2007 by Renee Michaels
How many ways are you encouraged to live a fearful life? TV and magazine ads tell us we must avoid bacteria and use bacterial wipes (which are rather ineffective according to many reports), pills are offered for every type of ache and pain in our bodies with a yard-long list of side effects, we should worry about not having enough money for retirement, pet food is contaminated, toys have lead…the list is endless. While we don’t think that we absorb all of these fears on a conscious level, our subconsious is storing all the fear, worry and anxiety stories for us. We wonder why we get used to doing the same ‘ol, same ‘ol. Society is programming us to be fearful and we wind up only doing things that are “safe” without questioning what the cost of this so-called safety is taking from our full embracing of life and all its possibilities.
Nikki Giovanni says that “love is the only true adventure.” Well last year, a Malaysian couple, Cheah Sum Beng (64) and his wife Choo Kit Har (61) decided to celebrate their love as an adventure and took their 37th anniversary celebration to new heights: they decided to parachute jump for the first time in their lives. Of course, their family had concerns.
Choo said, “Our children thought we have lost our minds when we told them that we wanted to take part in the event. Only later did they calm down and wished us luck and told us to enjoy ourselves.” Her husband expressed his attitude towards life: “…one should jump at every opportunity given rather than keep on dreaming about it.”
Although most of us wouldn’t go to this extreme, doesn’t this make you want to go out and do those things that you’ve never done before as a couple but just dreamed about? You only come around once…as it is said, “life isn’t a dress rehearsal.”
What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve done as a couple? What have you dreamed about doing but haven’t done yet? When are you going to start planning your adventures together?
