Ethically speaking: Reprioritization

摘要

About 25 years ago, my good friend Tim and I decided to cross-country ski to a cabin in the Colorado mountain backcountry. The cabin was located at about 3500 m above sea level, and was far from any roads. Tim was in charge of the United States “hot shot” crew that fought forest fires in Colorado, so he spent a lot of time outdoors in the wilderness, and was skilled at survival. I had just retired as the US Air Force Academy Nordic ski coach, and had gone through survival training a number of years earlier. The sun was shining and the snow was deep when we started out. We had a great time skiing and snowshoeing. We spent two days away from civilization, during which time the top priorities were to have fun, enjoy the outdoors, and get some challenging exercise. Worries such as our daughters will someday become teenagers were long forgotten.