Risk...in order to Live Fully

To Laugh is to risk appearing a fool.
To Weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To Reach Out to another is to risk involvement.
To Expose your feelings is to risk rejection.
To place your Dreams before the crowd is to risk ridicule.
To Love is to risk not being loved in return.
To go Forward in the face of overwhelming odds is to risk failure.

Without taking life's Risks,
one can not Live
one can not Learn,
one can not Feel,
one can not Grow
and One can not Love.