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The poem that follows is the poem that helped change me to become a better me. From high school until now, it guides me. Sometimes, it guides me without me actually knowing that I'm acting on it. Or some, when I definitely need a reminder, I read through it until it again sinks in. This poem is a definite tool that I can't lose for my survival, for my sanity, for me to be the best I can ever be. It was authored by the way by one of my favorite authors, Anonymous. :)

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 rejection.
To place dreams before a 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 has nothing, does nothing, is nothing.
He may avoid suffering or 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.