October 9, 2011
An update and a poem
I think I’m pretty bad at keeping up with a blog. I had really hoped to write more frequently, but both my internships have had my sign contracts prohibiting me from blogging on them, which does make this a bit difficult.
I think I can say, however, that my internship this semester has provided me with wonderful opportunities and I even interviewed former presidential candidate Ralph Nader. He is probably the most famous person I’m going to interview for the near future.
But as for the rest of my life, I’ve been trying to balance school, work, religion and a social life, but it has been challenging to say the least. This mostly results in sleep deprivation and constant tiredness–I think I’ve only been sleeping a maxmium of 4 hours during the weekday. Nonetheless, I’m sure it will work out somehow.
I mostly wrote this blog post so I could share a poem with you. I found it on a website called Mini Motivation, which basically shows a bite-sized piece of inspiration when you go on their webpage. Whenever I get down in the dumps I hop onto their website and, more often than not, I end up feeling better.
In a time in my life where I am kind of confused and more than overwhelmed, this poem really struck me. I hope it does the same for you.
To Risk
William Arthur Ward
To laugh is to risk appearing a fool,
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out to another is to risk involvement,
To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.
To place your ideas and dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss.
To love is to risk not being 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 hazard in life is to risk nothing.
The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing.
He may avoid suffering and sorrow,
But he cannot learn, feel, change, grow or live.
Chained by his servitude he is a slave who has forfeited all freedom.
Only a person who risks is free.
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