risk taking

For me, without hesitation, I say that it is better to live a life in which risks are taken. The reasons are as follows:

I am one who subscribe to the saying “no venture, no gain.” Only when we take the risks, do we realize our full potential.

Take learning to swim, for example. In order to learn to swim we must plunge into the water first. Initially, we might swallow a bit of water and become disoriented, but gradually our natural ability will take over and we feel at home in the water. If instead of taking the risk of plunging into the water, we take elaborate steps in studying about all aspects of swimming, theorizing about it and then carefully testing things out, we would probably never get to the actual process of swimming. Even if we do learn to swim in this way, the ability obtained thus can never match a person who learned to swim naturally. Furthermore, the joy of swimming freely is vastly greater than that of doing it with measured strokes only.

I remember the period just prior when almost everybody everyday was putting in great efforts to cram in as much knowledge as possible into their heads. Fed up with all this overtly cautious behavior, I took the risk of venturing out to the local multiplex to have a good time. When my friends found out, they thought I was mad to take such risks. Well, let them think what they want, the point is I did not fail in the examinations. In fact, I performed better than many of the so-called cautious students.

Gymnastic is a form of exercise that is full of risks. Sprained ankles and pulled muscles are common occurrences. There were cases of broken bones and even death resulting from accidents. For most people, gymnastics is definitely out. They do not want to risk their necks. For me and a few other friends, gymnastics is definitely ‘in’. We welcome the risks. I am not advocating foolhardiness. Rather, we should take ‘calculated’ risks. Our teacher tells us the danger involved in certain exercises and certain