rationality

these things amused me enough to pull out the camera and take some pictures.

adventures

Have your adventures on a tankful of gas and a pocketful of cash...

Learned this when the cops chased my car (driven by a beautiful, elfin, reckless girl) through 3am-empty Delhi, only occasional slow-moving trucks for obstacles, and the gas was running out.

I had a pockeful of cash, though.

adaptability

adaptability is not about high-risk behaviors, it's about finding that
part of yourself that's intuitive, and acts appropriately under time
pressure... it's the groove or the zone that people talk about, but it
applies not only to one's work, you can be in the zone for any/all
parts of your life. I have lived in an equivalent of a 13th century
Spain, and, believe me, my behavior has been radically different.
Adaptability is not about taking ridiculous or excessive risks, it's
about being able to evaluate circumstances quickly and intelligently
and act on the basis of what you ACTUALLY want. Stupidity comes in
endless forms - a person who is stupid and unaware of environment is
not safe in Swtizerland; a person who is in touch with his
surroundings is safe in a jungle or in Khaiber pass. I am not saying I
am there... what I AM saying is that recklessness, excessive caution,
lack of joy, meanness - they are all expressions of stupidity -
stupidity being defined as not being in touch with what you want and
striving to achieve it. Intelligent action comes from attention to
self and the environment.

A Jewish Mother superhero

Cooks by day, fights crime by night by causing opponents to experience unbearable guilt.

tidbits

When times are lean and everyone in my village is fighting over the remains of a dead dog, I would rather be out there hunting a mammoth. Personal preference, I guess.

Much comes down to the difference between rational and reasonable.

Rational can be defined only in the context of a person's goals, it's a little binary - is what you are doing getting you closer to what you want? If it is, it's rational, if it's not, it isn't. Simple. Thus, if a woman wants stability and is at the same time splitting up with husband, then it's irrational. If she wants adventure (at whatever age) then it's the most rational thing in the world.

Reasonable is somewhat different... When talking about reasonable you take context into account, i.e. it may be rational for me to start taking ballet classes given that my goal is to become the lead at the Bolshoi, but it's probably not a reasonable thing to do, in context (Zamin refuses to wear tights).

It seems that you are attracted to people who are rational but not reasonable (by these definitions). So am I.

So I guess it all comes down to figuring out what you want.

thoughtfully yours,

Zamin

Freedom is more important than happiness.