I am daring greatly
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
This is why I do not like to listen to sports on television. The announcer sits in his nice comfortable seat overlooking the stadium and comments on why the players should have caught the ball or used a different play or shouldn't have tripped, etc, etc. It is really easy to tell what should have been done when you aren't the one who has to do it. Well put Theodore.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how often I have refused to risk and dare greatly based solely on the fear of being criticized by others. I wonder how different things would be if we all knew that no matter what we attempted in life we could count on the constant love and support of others. That the measure of success was not in doing the safe thing well, but in pushing ourselves to grow and daring to be risky and vulnerable. That failure was only for those who give up or are unwilling to try.
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