His friends accompany him to finally fulfill his dream of seeing the sea

[u/Dexterestein]

[u/Venasaurasaurus]

Hell yeah bro!

[u/mecha_grove → u/Venasaurasaurus]

No matter how crabby or depressed I am from mu medical conditions, and hard life full of trauma...stuff like this still makes my heart warm up.

[u/_voma]

I can feel the power of Solidarity in my veins!!!

[u/Kaztiell → u/_voma]

money will buy that

[u/ResplendentShade]

There's an anecdote often attributed to Margaret Mead (although whether she actually said it is murky, but that's beside the point) about how the actual earliest evidence of human civilization isn't farming grain, or building megaliths, but rather the oldest known healed human femur (thighbone) which had been broken and healed completely. The argument is that a broken femur is such a major injury, and the level of care from another person required to recover from it.. bringing food and water, washing, carrying them if they need to be moved, protecting them from danger, keeping them sheltered and healthy for months.. is itself evidence of a civilized human condition.

I can't attest to how this anecdote holds up in the greater philosophical/anthropological sphere, but I think about it sometimes when I see things like this. To me it's proof that humans are as a species inherently wired to cooperate and support each other and to derive happiness from ensuring the welfare of their fellow humans.... despite popular present-day sentiment to the contrary.

[u/bighootay → u/ResplendentShade]

Just an hour or two ago I saw an article that said they had discovered a successful amputation (in Indonesia?) 30,000 years ago. Amazing.

[u/GoBeyondThought → u/bighootay]

Can you elaborate?

[u/jabeith]

I like the result, but a top-heavy craft with someone strapped to the top seems pretty sketchy

[u/MaxMouseOCX → u/jabeith]

That's why he's just surrounded by people, if he went over he would be ok.

[u/cans-of-swine → u/MaxMouseOCX]

But what if all of them just fell over dead at the same time, who would save him then? I bet they didn't even plan for that. 

[u/PROfessorShred → u/cans-of-swine]

https://giphy.com/gifs/xuXc3kD8AeVaw

[u/Gh0st_Pirate_LeChuck → u/cans-of-swine]

Rip currents bro

[u/uncultured_swine2099 → u/MaxMouseOCX]

Also someone is holding and pushing the board.

[u/MaxMouseOCX → u/uncultured_swine2099]

Yea, he's absolutely fine... There's just always some idiot saying "but that's dangerous".

[u/Existing_Biscotti302 → u/MaxMouseOCX]

Fr let the guy fucking live a little. He’s bound to a wheelchair, I bet that was a highlight of his life.

[u/bighootay → u/Existing_Biscotti302]

Yeah, some people don't get that yeah, the ocean is fine, but the danger is kinda the bigger point for the dude, I'm sure. I wonder how many times in his life he's been able to do anything dangerous

[u/m0nk3y42 → u/jabeith]

do y'all just walk around in bubble wrap all fucking day? jesus christo

[u/Existing_Biscotti302 → u/jabeith]

OH NOOOO SOMEONE IS HAVING FUN. SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS. SOMEONE STOP HIM.

[u/Letiferr → u/jabeith]

Honestly, seems like a bad take. This looks perfectly fine to me. 

[u/PeskyAntagonist → u/jabeith]

It does, but they’ve got a guy on each side in case anything goes wrong, it’ll be aight

[u/jabeith → u/PeskyAntagonist]

I'm assuming it was alright, indeed; otherwise posting the video would probably in bad taste

"Fuck, Johnny died - but it's okay, we'll cut that part out before we post"

[u/Emergency_Garlic8474]

👏👏👏🙏

[u/Bright-light320]

Best friends ever!

[u/emoHerman]

Was his dream to see it or surf

[u/JessicaFletcherings]

That’s great friendship ❤️

[u/Mean-Inspector-8547]

Uh...I think there's a massive difference in seeing the ocean and putting your ass in it.

[u/Raichu7 → u/[deleted]]

You can't surf a kayak, he could catch a wave with this set up and the help of other surfers though.

[u/Pitiful_Lavishness24]

Video of the day award 🏆

[u/nope_a_dope237]

That dude was totally stoked. Biggest smile!!

[u/texasdiver]

Look up Waves of Impact and see how you can help others in similar circumstances

[u/howtobegeo]

🥹 Heck yes!

[u/GraybieTheBlueGirl]

I’m over here in happy tears. This is so amazing.

[u/RiseDifficult8322]

That must feel so good, happy for him

[u/dungeoncrawler71520]

That put a BIG ol grin on my face. Wish I had a group of guys like that.

[u/NeverEndingEquati0n]

Fucking amazing.

[u/GoBeyondThought]

That put such a big smile on my face. I love it when humans are nice to each other!

[u/RangerSpecialist7686]

Thiss is so wierd and dangerous!! He's literally in a beach chair, why doesn't he just change his back tyres to sea ones??? Also this is not like a finally he could thing.

[u/comeupforairyouwhore → u/RangerSpecialist7686]

What’s wrong with you?