THE DILEMMA To laugh is to risk appearing a fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out for another is to risk involvement. To expose feelings is to risk rejection. To place your dreams before the crowd is to risk ridicule. To love is to risk not being loved in return. To go forward in the face of overwhelming odds 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 love. Chained by his certitudes, he is a slave. He has forfeited his freedom. Only a person who takes risks is free. Thinking on this line, how many JW's are really free?
A poem called THE DILEMMA
by The Lone Ranger 2 Replies latest jw friends
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tetrapod.sapien
Chained by his certitudes, he is a slave.
hey,
i like that poem. and i have no idea how many JWs are like that.
but in a completely different way, this little poem helped me a lot tonight with a choice i have been sort of forced to make. thanks lone ranger. :)
TS
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prophecor
Freedom is Courage
It cost Courage to be Truly Free
The Courage to Take a Chance
A Roll of the Die
You Might Win
But You May Just Loose
Am I Willing to Risk Everything?
I'll Never Know
If I choose not to Grow