Thought Provoking Thoughts

At my master class yesterday, this poem was shared with us as a class. It was very interesting to note that this was in a class where we were expected to do just what this is describing. Singing is the most revealing thing that a person can do. You reveal your feelings, your true self and you are completely exposed to the world. This is why I believe that singing is such a hard thing to do. When you start to care about what you sound like, then you begin exposing yourself. And then you are open to the world. Anyways, here it is!

Risk
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 express feelings is to risk exposing your true self
To place your ideas or dreams before the 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 risk nothing.
The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, and is nothing.
You may avoid suffering and sorrow if you don't risk, but you simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love or live.
Only a person who risks is ever truly free!
-Unknown