Why Take Risks?

Life is a huge risk, everything around you is a risk. Drinking a bottle of tea of taking a piss is a risk taking activity. I don't remember what Krakaur said about the mountain climing expierence, but i believe climbing the mountain feels like challeging yourself and put yourself in great danger to see if you can survive it. Risk taking is like gambling, instead this time you're gambling your life. SOme people love the thrill of losing in ganbling. The pump of adrenaline gives them a sensation that's even better than winning. When you loses, your brain reacts to the sensation completly different to that of winning. it makes you want to play more, win more and not lose. While you win, you don't feel that much of an urge to keep playing. You don't want to win all the time, the different sensation provided by winning is not so addictive as to the one Losing provides. When you take on a risk, its a bet of your life. You can win something that's better than what you have now, and you might lose everything.