From Fear to Flight: A Life-Changing Bungee Jump Experience

What if I fall?

Mousy', his friends used to call him. He was the meekest boy in the class, the coward. But he wanted to change that.

By Mallika Singh
A staunch believer of 'you are what you read', Mallika is never found without a book or any conceivable object that would allow her to read. In her own words, she is a traveller who is just passing by. And during the course of her chosen journey, her first instinct is to put on paper how she sees and hears the world. On a regular day at Soulveda, Mallika entertains rather generously all requirements 'internet'. A huge Jim Morrison fan, the only people for her are the mad ones. You might also find her wielding sarcasm as her weapon of choice when challenged intellectually. She believes in the uniqueness of every individual and can often be found fighting for it.

24 February 2017

“Jump, man!”

“You can’t do it, wimp!”

“It’s easy-peasy!”

“Take the leap, mousy!”

Everybody was yelling at him from behind as he stood at the edge of the cliff, in a harness, ready to bungee jump any moment now.

‘Mousy’, his friends used to call him. He was the meekest boy in class, the coward. He wanted to be the jock, the geek, the freak—anybody but mousy.

He’d always been afraid. Even today, he wanted to back-off and explain to them that he was acrophobic. But he didn’t want to be Mousy anymore.

His mind was screaming incessantly… What if the rope breaks? What if I fall? My head would hit that rock over there. What if I fall?

A hand from behind tapped him on the shoulder. It was one of the instructors smiling at him. He bent down and whispered in his ears, “Instead of thinking what if I fall, try what if I fly.”

With that, the instructor took a step back and pushed him off.

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