That man is a delightful physical specimen.
His brutal honesty and mental integrity should make sane mens knee's buckle.
Formalities and pleasantries aside,lets get to the meat and potatoes. I'm a high risk attention craving adreniline junky. Love the rule want to point out a more accurate application.
Some of what I perceived as a childhood Charlsetown,MA tradition. To scale this behmouth and plunge into the harbor. I think mosty because its near impossoble to climb down. Unlike the seals would lead you to believe its increadibly easy to do the stupid and the dangerous. The key is to move or to act. Before your mind can asses more than 40% of the risks. The theory still hold water. Iys completely correct or requires true grit in the mental realm. The way the man put it embracing the suck. If your not anxious or uncomfortable. Your sitting there with your dick in your hand or ya tickers not clickin right.
If your like me embracing the sucks par for the corse. Finding moderation or happy medium the catch. The sweet spot between taking that step foward without hesistation and doin the homework. To know what dirrection your headed. They don't have stories,myths,an fables about the omens of the crossroads. For alll of recorded history simply for small talk at the fire pit.
Being our dumb childish selves when high jumping. 1.Throw a rock suppose to make the water softer when it splashes magically. Also by dumb luck if there is a wooden plank or large hard object. Some times hear a clank,bang or echo. 2. If it looks high keep on your sneakers. Even as a preteen the little i knew about. Surface area and brazillian cliff jumpers from watching the idiot box. Had me questioning my methods.3. Clench those glutes nothing as refreshing as salt water high velocity enima.5 Jump left or right of your friend never on top.
Proof of concept,the peak I never conquered.
Depending who you ask this cliff face is 70 feet. Into deep clear cold blue fresh pond scum. "I did do a back flip off the kitty jump on the right for the record". It's a 45m drive to Gloucester from Boston. I was with good kids doin there best to psych me out whole ride up. One of which literally wore a wet suit for rule 3. The moment of truth I'm embracing the suck. After a treck tresspassing threw the woods. Peal off majority of my clothes walk to the edge.
Then I looked down. My brain went crazy. Started thinking about if I should curl my toes. Take off my sneakers. If I crossed my arms and legs if i would hit hard enough. To knee my face and knock myself out. That is the 40%. That is when you step off that ledge. Throw caution to the wind and embrace Destiny as equal lovers.
Your willpower is the problem it's not the answer. Surrendering that will to something higher than yourself even if it's something as selfish as your own abilities. Now do you get the old joke about everyone's a guru. 
I will dive that before i leave this earth
The preparation and work is whats glossed over. Earning a good night sleep with honest work and sacrafice. Discovering which experience drives your own personal individual emotions. A limit is a just a aim. Visualizing a Target before you pull back the string on an arrow. If it's within reason it doesn't violate physics they can always be exceeded. Pattern recognition fixing problems that are self-created are humans favorite pastimes. The 40 rule is a governor on a car speedometer letting you know when you're pushing past what is safe and tested.
Physical manifestations are tests. Well I'll never understand this being the soul Drive I must admit dick waving is fun. If as a species ,we can collectivley realise it's not Conquering the mountain but the experience of doing so?
That will return my faith in humanity its ability to grow and mature and expand its potential
The mental is the physical. The physical and mental in balance is the spiritual. Use the govener don't die. Do get rejected make unreasonable assumptions of yourself and others. Question everything,more so after and event or action. Reaction is what your body does optimally threw your daily habites . staying uncomfortable and curious over callous is the ambition. If you precontemplate or think before you act. The challenge or enemy is you or a reflection of your issue's ,demons,and fears.
Having this birds eye perception over your reality. Is the first step from young restless padawan,to old prescient master.
