J.D. Tuccille on the Right To Take (Even Really Stupid) Risks

“What the
hell am I doing?” Sooner or later most of us ask that same
question, writes J.D. Tuccille. We ask it when we’re doing
something foolish, or brave, or unfamiliar, and we especially ask
it when the situation goes sour—when we find ourselves airborne in
late-morning traffic. And if we don’t ask it of ourselves, somebody
else is sure to do us the favor: “What the hell are you
doing?” But it’s important to remember that while everybody has the
right to ask the question of himself and others, only the person on
the spot, the person living that moment has the right to decide
whether the answer is justifiable.

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