Risk Taking

Life is full of risks. Every aspect of life is full of risks. An unknown author wrote these words:

To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.

To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.

To reach out for another is to risk involvement.

To expose feelings is to risk exposing our true self.

To place your ideas, your dreams, before the crowd is to risk loss.

To love is to risk not being loved in return.

To live is to risk dying.

To hope is to risk despair.

To try at all is to risk failure.

Even with all those risks, the greatest tragedy is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing accomplishes nothing. The person who risks nothing has nothing. The person who risks nothing feels nothing. And in the end, becomes nothing.

Don't be afraid to take a calculated risk. Risk is essential for growth in every area of life.