The book felt quite intriguing and the chapters are short (but around 100🌝). I absolutely loved reading about his experience while appearing for SAS selections. Although yeah, I wish the book had a bit more on the Man vs Wild show. But yeah ig we get to see it on TV anyway. The writing style is casual and I loved it. The book was super engaging and I was hooked and I finished it in around a day. It's quite awesome and motivating to read about how after suffering from spinal injury due to a failed parachute landing and having to leave the SAS, what he does is literally climb the highest mountain There are no prizes for taking either yourself or life too seriously, and that life should be lived freely.” Girls aside, the other thing I found in the last few years of being at school, was a quiet, but strong Christian faith – and this touched me profoundly, setting up a relationship or faith that has followed me ever since. Maybe God wasn’t intimate and personal but was much more like chapel was … tedious, judgemental, boring and irrelevant.

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I honestly believe that we all can take something from Bear’s empowering, sensational story, regardless of who we are. The unmistakable clarity within holds such truth – in that we can all achieve great things if there is the determination, drive and sincerity. It doesn’t matter if you aren’t the wealthiest person, the smartest or physically strongest person on the planet. Even if your goals/ aspirations seem to some completely nonsensical and unobtainable, it really doesn’t matter because life is what you make of it and unless you try you never know what could happen… If people ask me today what I love about climbing mountains, the real answer isn’t adrenalin or personal achievement. Mountains are all about experiencing a shared bond that is hard to find in normal life.”Here is a man on a mission, who never gives up even when the going gets tough and he looks death in the eye. From a young, laddish, gung-ho guy to a hardened SAS soldier, Bear Grylls is a remarkable individual who never ceases to amaze throughout his many adventures and escapades. Mud, sweat and tears is a recommended read for both adrenaline junkies and armchair adventurers alike; equally seeking something sensational that will leave them with lingering curiosity and impacting implication. He would later on film almost six seasons of Man vs. Wild, Worst-Case Scenario, and a whole series on what it is like to go through basic training inside the French Foreign Legion; he would lead countless expeditions to Antarctica, the Himalayas, and the Arctic, raising more than 2.5 million dollars for children's charities around the world; he is considered the most admired person by the middle classes, second only to the Queen in the UK among many other things that have made him successful. Alistair Campbell (6 February 2015). "Bear Grylls: 'we're the special forces of TV' ". GQ.com . Retrieved 3 May 2018. During this break, I wondered what differentiated a masochistic submissive of a guy climbing Everest. After all, to get to the summit, it is necessary to be ready to suffer. The sub’s master imposes him/her tests which the sub has to go through. The Dom makes him/her suffer physically and sometimes psychologically. Those who climb up to the summit live all the same difficulties. They live humiliation when, having to try a passage which they considered easy, they almost die on the spot. And pain... Yes, the climbers know it too and repeatedly. There is even some of them, if they survive, who lose limbs because of the freezing weather. The book doctor (6 July 2015). "What are the best autobiographies for children and teenagers?". The Guardian . Retrieved 29 April 2018.

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My journey ever since has been trying to make sure I don’t let life or vicars or church over-complicate that simple faith I had found. And the more of the Christian faith I discover, the more I realize that, at heart, it is simple. (What a relief it has been in later life to find that there are some great church communities out there, with honest, loving friendships that help me with all of this stuff.) I haven’t always succeeded, and I haven’t always had the most talent, but I have always given of myself with great enthusiasm—and that counts for a lot.” počevši od svojih korijena, preko djetinjstva i odrastanja, iskreno i (relativno) skromno opisuje svoj put s dvije ključne točke: njegovo vrijeme provedeno u sas-u i uspon na everest. kroz priču otvoreno govori i o lijepim i ružnim stvarima koje su mu se događale i o snazi koju pronalazi u vjeri. tekst koji se proteže na 400 stranica podijelio je na 110 poglavlja (!), čita se brzo i lako i taman je ispresijecan malim životnim mudrostima u prihvatljivim dozama a da ne bude zamoran i docirajući. The most humble, modest man doesn't seem at all changed from his new role as a celebrity. He tends to shun away from any kind of publicity and declined the offer to be the main star of "Man vs Wild" three times, before finally accepting to shoot a pilot, something he hasn't regretted, I'm sure. The thing with people like Bear is that you really get to know him during reading because he opens up totally. ovo nije neka dubiozna knjiga, tek autobiografski zapis čovjeka koji ima ogromnu volju i strast za životom. ne otkriva neke nove dubokoumnosti, ali one male koje dijeli s nama iskrene su i dolaze iz srca.Kevin McFarland (21 May 2012). "Bear Grylls: Mud, Sweat And Tears". The A.V. Club . Retrieved 29 April 2018. uglavnom, bear je čovjek koji u svakoj situaciji - ma koliko teška bila (npr. let s padobranom pošao je po zlu i slomio je kralježnicu na tri djela nakon čega je zamalo postao invalidom - a uspon na everest bio je nakon toga) pronalazi lekcije za smoći snage i ići dalje. I had already watched several of Bear’s successful TV programs. I saw him eating insects, spiders, snakes and scorpions among other beasts and even drinking his own urine. When I drank my master’s piss, it wasn't MY urine. And I did it in a will of submission and communion with my master. It wasn’t just a show of how resilient I am. All right, Bear's programs has, he says, a mission to inform people of what they should do if they were in deep shit. But after having watched several episodes of his series, I wouldn’t pretend that I’d be able to survive if I found myself in a difficult situation, e.g. lost in a desert or far in a vast forest. Faith in Christ has been the great empowering presence in my life, helping me walk strong when so often I feel so weak. It is no wonder I felt I had stumbled on something remarkable that night up that tree. Bear learned two very strong lessons from his grandparents: the grass isn’t always greener elsewhere, and true love is worth fighting for.