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4March2016

TheStrugglesandResultsofTakingRisks

JohannFriedrichVonSchilleroncestated,Whodoesnothing,needhopefornothing.
Thesignificanceofthisquoteisthatyoushouldnotbeafraidofdoingsomethingifyouarenot
goingtodoit.Theimportanceofthisquoteisthatyoushouldmostlikelyonlyworryifyouare
takingriskssinceyouarewillingtoputdedicationintoit.Thepurposeoflifeistoenjoy
every,second,houranddaybecauseonceitisoveritwillnevercomebackandyoudonotwant
livealifefullofregrets
.Thiswayoflifeistruebecauseifyoutakerisksyougetabetter
perspectiveonlife,youhavenoreasontobeafraidiftherearenorisksinvolved,andbeso
motivatedofthechallengesthatyouareevenwillingtochallengeyourselfmentally.
Ifyoutakerisksyougetabetterperspectiveonlife.
Forinstance,extremistsgetabetter
viewonlifebybeingwild,adventurous,andoutgoing.
Inthearticle,TheWorldsMost
DangerousSportsDavidKirkestates
,Bytakingthingstoextremes,hesays,itputstherestof
lifeintoperspective(Davidson5).Thisisdescribinghowgoingextremegivesyouabetter
glimpseonlife.Thisissignificantindescribinghowtakingthingstoextremesisarisk,giving
youabettersensationalperspectiveonlife.Anotherpieceofevidencetosupportmyclaimisa
quotefromTimBurton.
TimBurtonstates
,Onepersonscrazinessisanotherpersonsreality.

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Thisisdescribinghowwhatisrealforsomeonemaynotberealforyou,Theimportanceinthis
thatwhileonepersonmayagreethatextremesportsisfun,othersmightdisagree.Readersmay
cometoaconclusionthattakingrisksgivesabetterperspectiveonlife.
Besomotivatedthatyouareevenwillingtochallengeyourselfmentally.
Forexample,
CampForKidsWithAutismsupportsthisclaim.
Inthearticle,CampForKidswithAutism
OffersExtremeTherapyGilstrapconfirmed,
Itsextremeinthesensethatallactivitiesare
visceral(Donvan11).Thisshowsthatalltheactivitiesconnecttotheautismkidsinward
feelingsofstruggle.Theimportanceinthisisthattheexperienceofcamprelatestotheir
experienceofautism,sincetheystrugglethesameincamp,aswellaswiththeexperienceof
havingautismintheirdailylife.InadditionThomasJeffersononcequotedsomethingvery
similar.
ThomasJeffersonannounced
,Nothingcanstopthemanwiththerightmentalattitude
fromachievinghisgoalnothingonearthcanhelpthemanwiththewrongmentalattitude.This
isreferringtohowsomeonewithperseverancewillkeepgoingandsomeonewhocannot
perseverecannotbehelped.Thisisadequateinrepresentinghowsomeonewhotakesriskswill
keeptakingrisksjustlikethekidswithautismdotoimprove.Basedontheevidence,readers
mayassumethatpeopleshouldbesomotivatedthattheyarewillingtochallengethemselves
mentally.
Donotworryifyouarenotwillingtotakerisks.Onereasonwhyyoushouldnotworryif
youarenotwillingtotakerisksisbecauseifyouachievedsomethingwithouttrying,itwillnot
beasspecial
.
Inthearticle,ExtremeSportsNotAboutRisktakingDr.Brymerexplains
,
Riskisaboutuncertainty,aboutnothavingcontrol,andthesepeopleseethemselvesasin
control(MedicalNewsToday13).Inthisexamplethereaderslearnthatrisksareaboutnot

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beingincontrol.ItisclearthatMr.Brymeragreeswiththefactthatextremesportsisnotabout
risktakingsincepeoplelikeextremistsseethemselvesasincontrol.Inaddition,AlbertEinstein
oncequotedsomethingincomparison.
AlbertEinsteindescribed
,Ashipisalwayssafeatthe
shore,butthatisnotwhatitisbuiltfor(Goodreads).Inthisexample,thereaderslearnthat
peoplearemeantforsomuchmore.Itisimportanttonotethisbecausepeoplearemeant
challengethemselves,andlivelifetothefullestofyourheartscontent.Onlythosewhotake
risksshouldtrulyworry,
Whatmotivatespeopletodowhattheydoiscourage,motivationfromothers,and
cravinggoals.Ifeellikeoneofthethingsthatmotivatessomeoneisthemotivationfromothers,
whichcansometimesdefinethattheydonotwanttodisappointthatperson.Anotherexampleof
whatcanmotivatesomeonetodowhattheydoistherewardattheendofstruggling.Onefinal
exampleistheexcitementofwhattheyaregettingmotivatedfor,likeplayingasport,Thisis
trulythewayoflifesince,takingrisksgivesyouabetterviewonlife,donotaskforhopeifyou
arenotgoingtochallengeyourself,andbesomotivatedthatyouwillchallengeyourself
mentally.

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"TheWorld'sMostDangerousSports."Forbes.com.ClareDavidson,7Aug.2008.Web.