To
Risk
By: William Arthur Ward
To
laugh is to risk appearing the fool.
To
weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To
reach out is to risk involvement,
To
expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.
To
place your ideas and
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
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.
