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Dare to Risk
Aroha Started conversation Aug 30, 1999
Somehow I can`t get this poem out of my mind...it`s so true.
Dare to Risk
To laugh is to risk
appearing the fool.
To weep is to risk
appearing sentimental.
To reach for another is
to risk involvement.
To expose your ideas,
your 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 believe is to risk failure.
But risks must be taken,
because the greatest hazard
in life is to risk nothing.
The people who risk nothing,
do nothing, have nothing,
are nothing.
They may avoid suffering
and sorrow,
but they cannot learn, feel,
change, grow, love, live.
Chained by their attitude,
they are slaves;
they have forfeited their freedom.
Only a person who risks
is free.
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Risky business
$u$ Posted Sep 2, 1999
How true.
(I think there should also be a line about risking an extreme phone bill).
Risky business
Aburgcity Guy Posted Sep 2, 1999
phone bill and apple flavour fizzy drink??? I hope that's not all you risk???
Risky business
Aroha Posted Sep 3, 1999
We`re speaking about my fizzy drinks...
Well, on the other hand, I`ve got some ice tea left.
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