Dare to live

Sometimes even to live is an act of courage

If anyone says that the best life of all is to sail the sea, and then adds that I must not sail upon a sea where shipwrecks are a common occurrence and there are often sudden storms that sweep the helmsman in an adverse direction, I conclude that this man, although he lauds navigation, really forbids me to launch my ship.

Seneca

What is your ideal “best life of all?” Are you passionate about something you’re too afraid of pursuing in light of its associated risks? Perhaps you even half-ass your true ambitions and call them hobbies because you’ve never fully committed since becoming content with your life doing what was once probably your Plan B. Obviously, I don’t know your situation. Still, I’ll assume the worst because that’s the case for who will benefit from today's article. Here’s a quote from Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu “A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.” Now the question becomes this: If the man Seneca was referring to decides to get on a sailboat despite the possibility of shipwreck and storms, is he daring to live or die?

Sometimes to even live is an act of courage

Seneca