The Brain of Jaak

all4parkour:

jameslkingston:

Love these words!

^Agreed

Genius.

You know what happens when I hurt myself a little?  Same as you, I say “ouch”,  I yell, scream, and more.

I’m noticing a trend where a lot of people drop f-bombs, and even c-bombs, over stubbing their toe from doing a precision.

There are two reasons for cursing when this occurs.  

1.  A lot of Pain.

From precision jumps that stub a toe though?

How do they handle real pain?  Maybe this is not the activity for them.  Pain and frustration are going to occur.  It is not a question of if, it is a question of when. 

2.  Being Ignorant.

It could be that swearing at the drop of a hat is just what some people do.

Parkour is the one discipline where we want kids to join, and be seen as strong and useful.  Then these kids go home, and curse like sailors.  I have a son, and if this was the first impression of the people in parkour, he wouldn’t be participating.  Does anyone at any age feel need to swear in front of 7 year olds at 10 in the morning.

Cursing is also a reflection of how you are able to adapt to a situation.  If this is how you adapt to fit in, then you are in the wrong group.  This group is getting laughed at by people bigger, stronger, and tougher.  It’s just false courage, masquerading as toughness.

So it’s time to grow up.

Overall though, there is a time to swear, even casually and fits of anger.  

If you are still trying to figure this out, it’s fine to experiment, but keep it limited:  you don’t start jumping off buildings doing parkour, you shouldn’t use every single swear word you know in casual conversation.

And yes, you can enjoy cursing.  There’s awesome comedy out there that includes it.  And it’s not the only form of comedy.

Become stronger, become more useful!

Kent