this is a poem we read today in a women’s discipleship group i’m facilitating at my church that i thought was pretty powerful. it’s about the important of taking risks, so that we may truly live.
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 your true self
to place your ideas, dreams before a 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
but risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing
the person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, and is nothing.
they may avoid suffering and sorrow, but they cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love, live
only a person who risks is free
~ author unknown
Posted by you know who on March 10, 2011 at 12:20 am
I havnt posted in a while. I like this poem. Life is one big risky decision.