the worth of risk

“To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.”  ~ unknown~

_MG_2702 curdie webTo me, the quote is saying, if you play it safe and never take risks, then you will never have lived life to its fullest.

I took this photo of little Curdie on a day when his two brothers left him alone. I watched them leave and when I turned around he had burrowed under his blankie and looked so sad.