something related: (i got it from the legendary Father Lu in DBYC)
The effective teacher : Risk
To laught is to Risk appearing the fool,
To weep is to Risk appearing sentimental,
To reach out for another is to Risk involvement,
To expose your feeling is to Risk exposing your true self,
To place your ideas, your dreams, before a crowd is to Risk their loss;
To love is to Risk nothing 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 waste in life is to risk nothing.
Persons who risk nothing, do nothing, have nothing and are nothing,
they may avoid suffering and sorrow, but they cannot learn, feel, change, love, or live,
Chained by their attitudes, they are slaves,
Only a person who risks is free
