to laugh is to risk appearing a fool
to cry 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 and 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 tor risk despair
to try is tor 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, is nothing. he may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cant learn, feel, change, grow, love or live. chained by is beliefs, he is a slave; he has forfeited freedom; only a person who risks is truly free......