Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Only a person who risks is free....

(read this today...it has me thinking....)

  • To laugh is to risk being a fool.
  • To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
  • To reach out to another is to risk involvement.
  • To express feelings is to risk exposing your true self.
  • To place your idea's and your dreams before the crowd is to risk their 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 is to risk failure.
  • The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing and is nothing.
  • They may avoid suffering and sorrow, but they simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love or live.
  • Risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
  • Only a person who risks is free.

2 comments:

Lisa said...

mmm... was thinking this morning about what would happen if every time I started to say "I'm afraid..." and listed the bad things that could happen, I tried to switch that pattern of thinking and anticipate the beautiful things... this plays nicely into that... "only a person who risks is free" thanks for the reminder!

Natalie said...

So true.