Fly Rod
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- Joined
- Oct 31, 2002
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To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out to another is to risk involvement.
To share feelings is to risk exposing your true self.
To share your dreams with others is to risk being put down.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To hope is to risk despair.
To try is to risk failure.
To live is to risk dying.
But risks must be taken, for the worst decision is to risk nothing.
The person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing and eventually feels that they are worth nothing.
They may avoid some suffering and sorrow, today.
But, they cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love and be alive.
They have allowed their fears to rob them of their freedom.
Only a person who risks is free.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out to another is to risk involvement.
To share feelings is to risk exposing your true self.
To share your dreams with others is to risk being put down.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To hope is to risk despair.
To try is to risk failure.
To live is to risk dying.
But risks must be taken, for the worst decision is to risk nothing.
The person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing and eventually feels that they are worth nothing.
They may avoid some suffering and sorrow, today.
But, they cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love and be alive.
They have allowed their fears to rob them of their freedom.
Only a person who risks is free.
