There is scarcely anyone that is thoroughly and totally disidentified with this aspect of inflation. Hence, when one has a close call with death, it is a very awakening experience. There suddenly comes a realization of how precious time is just because it is limited. Such an experience not uncommonly gives a whole new orientation to life, making one more productive and humanly related. It can initiate a new leap forward in one's development, because an area of ego-Self identity has been dissolved, releasing a new quantity of energy for consciousness.
Death simply reevaluates values by trivializing trivia.
A certain amount of risk is a basic evolutionary need of our species, an essential ingredient in every life. Tension between high skill and carefully calculated risk is what creates exhilaration and health. All forms of exercise are excellent, but risk exercise is essential. We need no roundabout theories to explain the fascination with death and the salutary effects of calculated risk. We simply must remember that.