The risk we take in this LIFE
is LOSING.
We lose our wallets, our minds.
We lose friendly games, overtly competitive contests.
We lose our way, lose ourselves.
We can also lose others.
There is no guaranty.
There is only the roll of the dice,
the gamble to win something far greater
than this individual One could scheme up all by herself.
There is only the chance -
to experience more than one has previously allowed, to daringly leap into the unknown,
to tempt fate and to revel in all of the life that unfolds as a result.
It begins with that one, small step forward.
Introducing yourself to a perceived stranger.
Asking for help. Inquiring where you can be of service.
Sitting in silence. Listening deeply - not to the voices that tell you where you should be and what you should be doing but, rather, to your own sturdy sound of pure perfection.
Acting swiftly when opportunity arises.
IT BEGINS WITH RISK, and though it may end in LOSS,
the accumulation of Story & Meaning, of People & Places,
is far greater than the mere concessions, bows of the head, & shrugs of the shoulders,
that can also result.
HUMILITY begins here,
and it's a fine starting point for all of US.
