Musings over David Blaine
I was tapping on to my laptop yesterday and David Blaine was on TV. I am of the opinion that this guy is not only a magician, but a very scary man. A twisted scary sort of man. He speaks in this low and whining voice and he always look so dark and sombre and sad. I've seen some of his street acts on TV a couple of times before and I realise that this guy is one hell of a complete weirdo who has this morbid sickening fascination with pain. He's more of a stuntman than he is a magician. Never mind that his magics are bizarre and perfect but he enjoys flirting with death by inflicting himself with many types of physical endurance stunt such as chaining himself for days in a tank of water, standing on pole on a frigid cold weather, etc.
I am one person who is so not into this type of stunts because it depresses me to see people who put themselves in such greater pain and enjoying it so much just to amuse other people. You know the age old caption of "Kids, do not try this at home"? Well here's a surprise, not only kids, but some no-brainer adults do imitate some of the bizarre and death defying acts shown on TV and I wish that he could just stick to his magic tricks.
I have nothing against this guy, he's one of a kind I'm sure, but watching him toying with pain doesn't amuse me. Life is harsh enough and to wallow on pain and championing it makes life even more miserable. If there is anything positive about the whole stunt thing is that he's proven that the mind does overcome matter if you focus on to what you're trying to achieve and work towards achieving it. Even if it means inflicting yourself with danger I guess. But most of all, I wonder if he's adequately and properly insured?
I was tapping on to my laptop yesterday and David Blaine was on TV. I am of the opinion that this guy is not only a magician, but a very scary man. A twisted scary sort of man. He speaks in this low and whining voice and he always look so dark and sombre and sad. I've seen some of his street acts on TV a couple of times before and I realise that this guy is one hell of a complete weirdo who has this morbid sickening fascination with pain. He's more of a stuntman than he is a magician. Never mind that his magics are bizarre and perfect but he enjoys flirting with death by inflicting himself with many types of physical endurance stunt such as chaining himself for days in a tank of water, standing on pole on a frigid cold weather, etc.
I am one person who is so not into this type of stunts because it depresses me to see people who put themselves in such greater pain and enjoying it so much just to amuse other people. You know the age old caption of "Kids, do not try this at home"? Well here's a surprise, not only kids, but some no-brainer adults do imitate some of the bizarre and death defying acts shown on TV and I wish that he could just stick to his magic tricks.
I have nothing against this guy, he's one of a kind I'm sure, but watching him toying with pain doesn't amuse me. Life is harsh enough and to wallow on pain and championing it makes life even more miserable. If there is anything positive about the whole stunt thing is that he's proven that the mind does overcome matter if you focus on to what you're trying to achieve and work towards achieving it. Even if it means inflicting yourself with danger I guess. But most of all, I wonder if he's adequately and properly insured?
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