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Sir High Walpole advised, "Don't play for safety -- it's the most
dangerous thing in the world." Of course, unnecessary risk-taking
is foolish. But if life is to be lived fully, then saying NO to
fear and taking that risk may be a necessary step to success.
It takes courage to do what you've never done and go where you've
never been. Whatever huge decision looms before you, your best
solution will likely be made from the side of courage, rather
than fear, for in the end, a fearful decision is a dangerous
decision.
Alan Alda puts it like this: "You have to leave the city of your
comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. You can't
get there by bus, only by hard work, risking, and by not quite
knowing what you're doing. What you'll discover will be
wonderful -- yourself."
Does that sound like a place you want to go?
A young reporter wanted to get a feel for agriculture, so he
called upon a farmer and said, "How's your wheat coming along?"
The farmer replied, "I didn't plant any."
"Really?" asked the reporter. "I thought this was supposed to be
wheat country."
"Some say it is," came the reply. "But I was afraid we might not
see enough rain this year."
"Well, what about your corn. How is it doing?" the young man
inquired.
"Didn't plant corn this year," the farmer said. "I was afraid of
corn blight."
"Alfalfa?"
"Nope. Afraid the price might drop."
"Well, then," asked the reporter, "what did you plant?"
"Nothin'," the farmer said. "I just played it safe."
--author unknown-