#329: Be secure or alive?

What do you really want, to be secure or to be alive? This is always a good question to ponder and not only during times of economic turmoil.

Do you want security? Then commit a serious crime and go to jail. Not only will your basic needs for shelter, food and clothing be taken care of. You will also have bars on your windows and locks on your doors. You will be secure.

But will you be alive? Being alive, truly alive, means you must take risks. You see, real living involves growth and development. Growth and development are acts of creation and all creative acts involve some element of risk.

Yes, it is possible to feel both secure and alive. That happens when you recognize the importance of some risk taking. And when you don’t fixate on security to the extent that your growth and development stagnate.

That’s a risk you should never take.


I’m James McIntosh at nonsenseatwork.com

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