I could still remember a few years back, I can’t imagine
where I would be at the age of 31. All I
know is that five years ago, three years ago, my mind was always clouded with
worries. I was so scared of a lot of
things: making mistakes, being blamed, getting
hurt and crying all over again… those usual things associated with
failure.
Failure is a fact of life that I perceived to be as
something that would weaken me. So each
time I sense its threat, it became a natural instinct for me to protect myself
from the pain it might inflict. No matter how promising the rewards are on the
other side, I step back and turn around at the sight of a singular uncertainty.
Ideas may run through my mind, but I would stick to the
dictates of books out of fear that I may do something wrong. Little did I know that I would barely reap
anything from that approach…. there will always be something inside me that
clamors in attempt to break free. And
before I know it, I found myself bored with the repetitive nature of playing
safe. Hence, I made that first step and
braved those horizons beyond my comfort zones.
I started taking risks, and boy did I do so!
In taking those risks, I realized that I was right all along: In some of those times, I made mistakes… I
got blamed… I got hurt… and yes I cried a lot… just like how I anticipated it. You see, that’s the thing about taking risks,
there will never ever be anything certain about it. But taking risks will not always drag you to
dystopia… some will actually lift you to that euphoric bliss.
Those mistakes you incur from taking risks will not pin you
to your downfall. You don’t fail in life
because of those mistakes. You fail
because you decide not to try all over again.
A lot of things in our lives are cycles of trials and errors. For most of us, we immediately stop at the
first loop of error that’s why we never find out how to do things right.
Stop nursing your battle scars as if they’re still fresh
wounds. Shrug off the past and try all
over again.
Go ahead and take those risks like they're vitamins... be that cautious risk taker. You owe it to yourself. J
