“Until that fateful moment, I did not quite understand the anatomy of fear. Creeping up surreptitiously, it could permeate your skin and, before you knew it, course through your veins like a tidal wave. A thumping heart and a parched mouth were classic symptoms of surrender. With the rational side of the brain hijacked, fear could paralyse you at will or compel you to jump out of your skin when you most need to stay calm. Standing in those raging waters, I learnt that fear most certainly could kill” Inspirational QuotesHopeFearAdventureSurvivalNonfictionMountainsNidhiesharmaTawangTruestory Book:Invictus Source: Invictus
“I suppose the precise moment when death swoops in to snatch your soul isn't actually terrifying. The nanoseconds preceding it are like Final Destination 6 playing out at 120 frames per second. The Jeep hurtling down, me inside it, being tossed around violently, screaming, watching the freefall knowing that the gas tank has 60 gallons of petrol in it and seeing a protruding rock fifty metres ahead. Now that is cruel!” InspirationalDeathHumourSurvivalMountainsNidhiesharmaTawangJunglesTrueaccountManvswild Strongwomen Survivor Book:Invictus Source: Invictus
“I had always hoped to die in my sleep with a peaceful look and a rose-tinted lip balm on, so the idea of having my mangled charred parts picked from a hundred mile radius was mortifying. That was no way to go if the Gods loved you, I reasoned. At thirteen, most of us beleived that we were loved. I did go home and write up that will, just in case they didn't” InspirationalDeathHumourAdventureMountainsNidhiesharmaJunglesTrueaccountManvswild Strongwomen Survivor Book:Invictus Source: Invictus
“So Tawang it was for three summers. Three spectacular summers, new friendships and an accidental adventure that is still fresh in my mind. Tawang was and is special in so many ways. Ten thousand feet above sea level, home to the oldest monastery in Asia, with clouds that floated right into the military barracks.” HopeAdventureSurvivalNonfictionMountainsNidhiesharmaTawangJunglesTrueaccount Book:Invictus Source: Invictus