“Suicide wrap” is a special way of wrapping a rope around a rider’s hand during rodeo.
The benefit is that it helps the rider stay on the bucking beast. The downside? It’s tough to free your hand. Even after falling off and blacking out, the rider remains glued to the bull that’s trampling him. Without a support team, the rider is doomed.
This is the eternal dilemma of dealing with chaos:
If your grip is too loose, you’ll soon hit the ground, left with nothing or shattered.
If the hold is too tight, chaos will drag you endlessly, breaking and exhausting you.
The interaction should be paradoxical - to be and not to be.
Riding an enduro motorcycle off-road teaches you a lot. You learn to grip the tank with your legs, not the handlebars with your hands, and to stand on the pegs, spring-like, instead of sitting in the saddle.
The same approach applies to unexpected, unfamiliar problems.
Imagine yourself as a primitive man encountering fire for the first time. By finding the right distance, you can turn a curse into a blessing that radically transformed the human species.
Sincerely yours,
-Alexander
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