Adventure is the Unknown

Everybody wants the adventure in their life. It is the thing that makes their life entertaining. "The Adventure." But what is the adventure, what does that word mean and how can it be defined?

In my opinion an adventure is an event that isn't planned that leaves a person with a euphoric feeling and has an aspect of risk and a possibility of failure. The unknown plays a major role in adventures because always knowing what is coming next is boring and uneventful. An adventure is more than just doing something out of the ordinary. Something out of the ordinary does not necessarily give a person that adrenaline rush. Something ordinary for one person is different for another; not everyone has the same routine. Everyone is different but an adventure can be looked back on and be laughed at in remembrance of the good times it was, positive or negative(scary adventure).

Being on a cruise in the middle of a tropical storm is an event that wasn't for seen and is extremely dangerous. Everything on a cruise is planned; everything you do is scheduled, but when that storm comes, also comes with it is unknown. Nothing functioned on a schedule anymore and those who stopped complaining and went with the flow found the fun in the situation. People could be as loud as the wanted in the dining rooms because other passengers were complaining in their cabins. It was an adventure because it was unplanned, fun, and gave the passengers a sense of euphoria, the ones who weren't complaining that is. It was a scary adventure but it was still an adventure because the ship was pushed back twelve hours so flights were missed and people didn't know how they were getting home. It was this uncertainty that made it an adventure. Turns out the cruise line re-booked all the flights missed and got a fancy hotel for the guests to stay in while they waited for their flights. It ended well and was quite the adventure.

My friend Scott and I are not particularly the brightest people on this planet. We come up with stupid, outrageous, idiotic, completely senseless things to do and do them when normal people would say no. I was driving him home one day, at midnight, and we decided it would be a good idea for him to climb on the hood of my car and see how long he could stay there as I floored it down a gravel road with my lights turned off. Yeah we're smart. This was certainly not intelligent to do and I highly recommend staying in the car while someone is driving, but it was an adventure after all. It was extremely hazardous to our safety and totally unpredictable. Whatever dumb thing you want to call it; it was. It was an adventure because after we stopped both of us got out of the car(off the car is Scott's case) and sat on the ground rolling with laughter. Our blood was pumping so fast and sweat was dripping down our faces, man it was a rush. Crazy and unintelligent, yes; but fun nonetheless. That was an adventure I probably will not partake in again but I’m glad I got the chance to enjoy and experience it. Others would believe that this adventure of ours is stupid and not find it an adventure but rather a death wish. Well congratulations, you're uptight and boring, but I don't recommend doing it. But do not be afraid to try something that is outrageous and some might call stupid, because that is when most of the adventures happen, when you don't know the outcome and you might fail.

Adventures aren't all about the activity you are doing, it is also about who you are with and if you can make the best of a bad situation to make it an adventure and look back upon it with laughter. A lot of people will believe that you have to go somewhere to have an adventure but that is not the case. You can have an adventure where ever you are and if you don't think so then go looking for one. However, keep this in mind; The real adventure is how you get there, not the destination itself.