Do You Take Risks? Or Do You Say "Safety First?"
For many years, according to Herbert Casson, "Safety first' has been the motto of the human race. . . but it has never been the motto of leaders. A leader must face danger. He must take the risk and the blame and the brunt of the storm." If you want to be successful, you must either have a chance or take one. You can't get your head above water if you never stick your neck out. A dream that does not include risk is not really worthy of being called a dream. Halifax said, "The man who leaves nothing to chance will do few things badly, but he will do very few things." If you'll never take risks, you'll never accomplish great things. Everybody dies, but not everyone has lived. C.S. Lewis said, "The safest road to hell is gradual one - a gentle slope, soft under foot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts." Elizabeth Kenny reflected, "It is better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life." ...