Friday, August 13, 2010

Me Scared? Never.


This incident actually took place at the San Fermin bull run ^^^.
" 'A cornada right through the back. For fun-you understand' (pg 201)."


This set of pages, along with most of the book, is about bullfighting. I understand "the running of the bulls" just about as much as this man does. Why hundreds of people would gather to risk their lives by running down a tiny street being chased by bulls willingly is far beyond my comprehension. It is supposed to be fun, but considering that people get hurt and even killed all the time for doing it would erase a lot of the fun factor for me I think. I suppose it's kind of like swimming with sharks. People do it willingly just to be able to say they did it. It's a shame that some don't get to say they did it even after they did because the bull kills them. The man in this story had a family to support and a farm to run, but he risked it to be chased by a bull...of his own free will. It seems kind of selfish to me, but I've always been a pretty rational person.

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