I was just so surprised by Callahan's motivation. This chapter focuses on creativity, but what supported him to live at the edge was not only his creativity. He must have been exceptionally physically stronger than normal people. Who can come up with performing yoga when you can feel you are "lacking sugars, streches, and vitamins (P141)" and almost starved to death?! Though it eventually gave him a positive results, and he were to maintain his strength, it must have also taken so much energy and power from him. I can say tell this because it says "painful." If I were in his situation and condition, I would have never done it. I would rather not move as possible as I can to maintain my strengh.
Though he was almost starved to death and have been only eating fish, I wonder where his creativity and smartness came from. A person needs certain amount of energy to think. For example, I am now thinking about what to write for this blog, eating potato chips and chocolate cookies^^; They become my strengh to think and come up with ideas. Or if I were to write this blog in five minutes or die- If I were "at the edge," the situation might have been different.
Hi Mari,
返信削除Thanks for these two fine posts. As for why Napolean is more famous than Shackleton, he did lead a nation through multiple wars; Shackleton was just an explorer. As for Callahan, this is a great book which I have read. I thought it would be boring dealing with day to day survival, but actually it is very fascinating and interesting to read.