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| A picture I created on Canva to express the meaning of my motto. |
I learned this poem on a spiritual retreat I took in high school called Kairos. I find it funny how somethings truly hit you in a moment and these words captured me back then and still do today. Although the entire poem is meaningful to me I chose "To live is to risk dying" as my motto for this blog post because in my life right now I feel that I am in my prime condition to live. I want to be doing as much as I possibly can with as many people as possible. I'm a firm believer in risking things and many times it doesn't work out. The true issue in life for me is doubt and regret. I don't want to regret not at least attempting to do something because I doubted it would work out in my favor. I'm not saying to be completely unreasonable but I really don't believe you are living if you don't feel the excitement in the moment. This is why I chose a picture of a man jumping because I have been cliff diving off of extreme heights and never felt more alive. Everyone dies so live in the moments you can.
William Arthur Ward
 To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out to another 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. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, But he cannot learn, feel, change, grow or live. Chained by his servitude he is a slave who has forfeited all freedom. Only a person who risks is free. The pessimist complains about the wind; The optimist expects it to change; And the realist adjusts the sails." |
To Live Is To Risk Dying.
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