"And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
"What is essential is invisible to the eye."
Excerpt from The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint Exupery
Risks
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, 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.
But risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. People who risk nothing, do nothing, have nothing and are nothing. They may avoid suffering and sorrow, but they simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love -- live. Chained by their certitudes, they are slaves, they have forfeited their freedom.
Only a person who risks is free
Don't worry about
failure.
Worry about the
chances you miss
when you don't
even try.
This term in communications we're focusing on relationships. I'm talking all relationships. Family, friends, the whole deal.. not just boyfriend girlfriend stuff.
Taking risks is scary sometimes, but without risk life would be.. dull. Very dull and boring. Risk makes life worth living. Risk can hurt, but it can also be rewarding. How you react to risk is all dependent upon whether or not you're willing to make that gamble.
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