YOLO!
I've never really fully grasped the concept of doing dangerous things because YOLO. Surely, if we only live once, you want to avoid doing dangerous activities to prolong your life. Yet, I do see the side in which you are doing fun, dangerous things to make your life more meaningful before you pass away. Some may say you need to give life meaning and by doing, what some may see as stupid things is the way to give it meaning.
However, how can you determine whether you are close to death in an accurate manner?
Danger is subjective. Different people have different definitions of danger. For example, skydiving. Some people skydive because it is a fun, dangerous activity and 'you only live once', right? But others may do skydiving regularly and do not see skydiving as an imminent threat to their life. We cannot accurately determine if we are close to death as danger is subjective.
Death is inevitable. It does not really matter if you are close to death in your eyes or not. It has been planned anyway that we will eventually die. For some, that is all they need to hear to make them attempt to enjoy life to the fullest and do these dangerous activities.
As death is inevitable, death shouldn't be feared by anyone. It should be embraced. This was agreed upon by Seneca and Epicurus in Seneca's Letters. It is better to live life how you want to rather than conforming to society's expectations and having a dull, meaningless life.
Here is an excerpt from Seneca's Letters, Book One, Letter 24:
For those who have watched the TV show, Vikings, here is a nice quote from Ragnar: "Don't fear death. If it comes embrace it as if you are lying down next to a beautiful woman." You should celebrate death as the day which you can truly say I have lived life instead of dying in vain.
Tell me what you think! Are you one to live a closed off life fearing death? Or do you laugh in the face of danger and say 'YOLO!'