Freedom

  • To laugh is to risk playing the fool.
  • To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
  • To reach out to another is to risk involvement.
  • To expose your feelings is to risk exposing your true self.
  • To place your dreams and ideals before the crowd is to risk embarrassment.
  • 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 at all. The person who risks nothing may avoid sorrow, but he cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love or live. Chained by their fear and certitudes, they are slaves. They have forfeited their freedom.Only the person who risks is free. — Author Unknown

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