Risk

I happened upon this a few days ago…

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.  The person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing, is nothing.  He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love … live.  Chained by his certitudes, he is a slave, he has forfeited freedom.  Only a person who risks is truly free.

This hits huge with Kyani.  Risk is the building block of success!  This has become my favorite quote on risk.  Take a look.  Realize what you lose when you DO NOT take risks.

The less you bet, the more you lose when you win.

If you don’t risk something in this life…in Kyani or not…you are losing.