Cristina Zenato

Cristina Zenato Instagram – A man died in a cave two days ago; a man we knew, a friend, an industry leader, a family man with a wonderful wife, two children and a long life ahead of him.
He was an accomplished and trained cave diver, an experienced rebreather diver, an instructor with thousands of hours under his belt. He grew up breathing scuba diving and technical diving.
But he is no longer with us.
When these incidents happen it is very easy to hear people saying that what we do is dangerous, pointless, that they would never do it, that we should never go.
Instead, after we mourn and cry and speak to each other, we prep our gear and go cave diving, again.
We go because it is a way to honor the friend we lost; we honor his passion, his dedication and we continue forward to respond to the same call that has us all going in there.
It is the call of human nature to explore, to investigate, to discover, to understand.
It is the call that has allowed us to move forward from a fire camp, to technology, to think about going to space, to travel to the depths of the ocean, to climb the highest of mountains.
It is a call that might take its toll, but what would we be without that call, without that burning desire to go and push forward? Where would science and technology be if at the first failure we all had given up?
Many won’t understand, but those who have been at the edge of their comfort zone and pushed through the boundaries, have found the beginning of their world, their meaning, their passion, their truth.
In loving memory of Jared Hires, may you rest in peace, we will see you on the other side, gear in hand. | Posted on 05/Apr/2024 16:23:01