Thoughts on the death of Steve Irwin

Tuesday, September 05, 2006 Filed in: Current Events, Personal opinions
In case you missed it, Steve "Crocodile Hunter" Irwin died this weekend after taking a stingray barb to the chest. He was a man who engendered strong opinions from all who saw him. Loud, brash, seemingly without fear, he was certainly a unique personality on television.

What I find intriguing about his death is that he died the way that he said he wanted to (albeit not from a croc):

"Even if a big old alligator is chewing me up I want to go down and go, 'Crikey!' just before I die. That would be the ultimate for me."


He died doing what he loved, and that is - to me at least - far preferable to wasting away in a bed in a care facility. Having witnessed such a death, I don't wish it on anyone, least of all me! I hope to go the way Irwin did, a death as large as his life.

I'll leave you with some of my favorite quotes, ideals to which I aspire:

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, But rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming WOW --- WHAT A RIDE!!!" - Author Unknown

"You gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?" - Bernadette Peters

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life." - Steve Jobs



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