You Have To Be Willing To Risk

by | Mar 19, 2014 | Thursday Musing | 5 comments

“The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn and feel and change and grow and love and live.”——Leo F. Buscaglia 

5 Comments

  1. Robin
    Robin on March 20, 2014 at 8:52 am

    I think I remember Leo Buscaglia from the 1970’s. He was a “hugger” philosopher/doctor. I seem to remember him saying how a person needed to be hugged “x” number of times every day; and that hugging was important to a person’s happiness.

    I love this quote and I think Dr. Buscaglia is right. I don’t know the context of his quote, but assuming he is talking about relationships, they always require some sort of emotional risk. Sometimes that results in suffering and sorrow. We can learn to grow from that. Or we learn to withdraw and lose trust in other people. I definitely fell into the latter category, and stopped taking risks. Now, I am working on becoming a risk taker. It is a growing process; but the reward is to: “grow and love and live”.

    Quote Thursday’s :)

  2. Rudri
    Rudri on March 20, 2014 at 12:59 pm

    Robin,

    Thanks for sharing your experience. Risks are difficult, whether they revolve around the personal or professional sphere. Learning to take the plunge and embrace risk is a way to yes to vulnerability. I applaud your efforts. It certainly takes courage.

  3. ayala
    ayala on March 21, 2014 at 4:40 pm

    I have risked a lot at different times of my life and it didn’t always work out but I would not take any of it back because it made me who I am and I’ve had an amazing life.

    • Rudri
      Rudri on March 25, 2014 at 1:30 pm

      Better to risk then to wonder what if. I am glad you took these chances. They certainly shape us in ways that we wouldn’t realize otherwise.

  4. Tiffany
    Tiffany on March 30, 2014 at 5:21 am

    Great quote! Very true even if it’s sometimes difficult to live by!