I admit I am the type of person to stick with what I know. Sure I will try a new food here or there or watch a new movie. But overall, I don't like going out and making big changes in my life. I don't sign up for things that require a big commitment, and I don't get involved in complicated issues. I play it safe and stick to my routine, and that makes me happy. But does it really?
You always hear people say how you only have one life, so you should make the most of it. But then you get bogged down by the daily grind and you think that because nothing really horrible is happening, you are living a good life. But is not taking risks and only surviving one day to the next really a good life? It's like spending your entire life in a waiting room only to say at the end, "At least I didn't have to hear any bad news from the doctor." But what if the news would have been good?! Or what if there wasn't a doctor at all on the other side of the door, but another amazing world yet to be discovered? Of course that is a stretch, but how are you to know what lies beyond closed doors and different choices?
What I am trying to say in a round-about way is that if you never take chances, you may never know the true joy and wonder that life can bring. Sure there is a very real chance of failure and sorrow, but isn't that a risk worth taking for a more fulfilling life? Would you rather have a story to tell at the end of your life, or a regret and emptiness? I, for one, would like the latter. Now I just need to gather my courage for venturing out.
