Bear Grylls: Lessons about family, life and faith

I happen to be browsing Youtube. Found this interesting interview.

 The following are excerpts from Piers Morgan's interview with Bear Grylls.

 On being a son

 (What were the values do you think he instilled in you?)

 He just really encouraged me to love something. You know and when he saw that i loved to climb. He really encouraged that. 

 On being a father

(Of all the things that you've achieved in your life. What do you think he would have been the proudest of?)

Our boys and the fact that i'm still married to Sharra. 

Genuinely you know, I think the other stuff is so transient really. You know people go "oh you climbed to the top of this. you served that". You're always much more interested in things like the SAS, Everest than i am to be honest. You know it's part of my history. I'm super proud of it. I'm proud of the relationships, But the pride of my life isn't that stuff. It really isn't. You know, the pride of my life is my family. 

On life looking back

I love this saying "i don't want to arrive at the end of my life in a perfectly preserved body. i want to come skidding in sideways, covered in scars, battered and bruised, but screaming "yahoo what a ride"

On dreams and friends

My dad always used to say to me 
"you've got to follow your dreams, and look after your friends along the way" 

On faith and that fire inside

Depend on the fire inside, You know because we all have it. and sometimes in life, it gets covered up over by dust and we don't visit very often. But the truth is as humans when we're pushed, we're strong. And don't be scared to visit that fire. Don't be scared to depend on that fire because it's God-given in each of us. and it will keep you alive. and it's stronger than you think. and go for it. 

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