Words Of Inspiration In A Darkening World

It has been a while since I took a break from writing articles about the dangerous world we live in, and instead do articles about hope and inspiration. I figure this is a better time than ever.

I present my readers now with two famous writings of inspiration. One is a called "Risk" by an unknown author, and the second is called "A Declaration Of Freedom", also by an unknown author.

Here are the articles... Enjoy, and cut and paste at your leisure for your own inspiration:

RISK

To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.

To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.

To reach out to others is to risk involvement.

To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.

To place your ideas, and your 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 do nothing.

The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, and is nothing.

They may avoid suffering and sorrow, but they cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love, and live.

Chained by their attitudes, they are slaves, for they forfeited their freedom.

ONLY A PERSON WHO RISKS CAN BE FREE!

A DECLARATION OF FREEDOM

To dream without apology;

To act without regret;

To have convictions that are unconquerable, and inviolable;

To work with the might and skill of a man, but play with the ardor, and sleep with the faith of a little child;

To owe nothing, earn all; Giving much, and saving a little;

To keep an ambition that girdles the globe, then to watch possessions vanish with a smile;

To value comradeship and cling to the arms of dear ones, but to regard solitude the true source of power;

To emulate heroes, and exalt the world's pioneers; Yet imitate no man nor hold any greater than oneself;

To throw the world away, in pursuit of a cherished ideal;

To live one's own belief with a quiet, dauntless courage, to respect every other man's belief;

To find the greatest joy in the simple things of life, but to move as a lord amid the huge things;

To master all that men call wisdom, then to be infinitely humble in the presence of the vast unknown;

To revel in the sweetness and glory in the strength of the perfect human body, yet to care for the body only as revealing the soul;

To forget the past, and create a splendid future out of each honest day as it comes;

To be always contented with what one has, but never unsatisfied with what one is;

To be calm in sorrow and brave in defeat, yet kind and gentle in the hour of triumph;

To serve, and to rule, with equal majesty;

To make happiness for oneself, then be happiest in sharing it;

To delight in the friendship of children;

To lift the burden of those oppressed, then teach them how to bear it with cheerfulness and poise;

To banish fear, even the fear of death, knowing that death but releases the soul for wider activity;

To see only good everywhere;

To know and be oneself;

To voice that within which cries for expression;

To love, and let go;

THIS IS TO BE FREE!

NTS Notes: I discovered these two powerful statements some time ago, and I have always used their words as inspiration for myself and for understanding why I do this blog. I hope that you too can use these words for your own inspiration.

Remember that only the person who risks can be free!

More to come

NTS