Is it better to fear the unknown and be safe or take a shot in the dark and possibly be hurt?

Answer 1

That depends on what you're shooting at.

Let's paint the picture: I'm walking down a city street at night. I don't know what's around the next corner. . .
Fear = I turn the corner, guns ablazin' (afterall, I don't know what could be there).
Caution = I peek around the corner before I turn, then proceed as needed.

Preprocussions:
Fear = likely several wounded, and I'm in jail.
Caution = everyone's going along as they where.

Caution is good, fear is bad. If you prepare yourself for "the unknown" then there is no reason to fear it. Fear also paralyzes most people, so even if you have the gun - you can't take the shot.


Taking the shot in the dark is usually foolish.
My policy is:
Learn about the gun, the ammo, and practice your shooting regularly; then when you do "take a shot in the dark" - empty the clip on it. . . then re-load.

My point is, if you do an appropriate amount of preparation, you can see through the dark and hit the target between the eyes.

So in review:
Before the shot:
Prepare till you understand
Stay ready

During the shot:
Aim high: desire to excell, going for the kill shot instead of the wound
Empty the clip: give it everything you have
Re-load: Be ready for the next shot

Referring to the previous example: What if a mugger is around the next corner?
Fear: you panic, you die.
Caution: He goes down instead of you.

Answer 2

As a person that lived safe - I tell my son to take risks. Now it's dancing class - I know he'll be happier knowing - but he won't risk it.
My life is a little to boring, true I have had little pain, etc., but I missed not dancing with girls I liked in junior high, and fights I should have fought.
I know it's my fault for thinking clearly before a situation gets bad, and I have always been mindful not to embarrass my family, so I never started any trouble. I never back-stabbed my buddy over a girl, so I never had any troubles. I hate the idea of cheating to advance, when it's easier to do the work. I never REALLY lie, as I can't remember stories as clearly as the truth, it's too hard to keep things straight, so I have seen my shipmates learn when their stories fell apart. You can learn a lot from shipmates.
I also believe that if the stove is hot, and your mom says it's hot - I don't touch it, I learn by trusting my teachers. Some people still touch the stove because that's how they learn.
Oh, if you can't do the time - don't do the crime.
If you love someone don't flirt with anyone.
If you gain knowledge and wisdom - you should have control over fear. Like scuba diving or jumping out of planes - learning skills reduces fear.

Answer 3

The dark had been implanted into our minds a place to dread because of some evil that larks in it. The elders of religions even put our parents to tell us to stay clear of anything that you do not know. And that you should always stay in the light.
Where was God supposed to be when He said let there be light?
How is it that the Essenes who lived in the dark caves able to write about the path to spirituality? Why is it that darkest time of yout life you are able to find solutions to to your problem?

Answer 4

I dont fear what I dont know. In fact its the opposite, I embrace what I dont know because it allows me to learn so much more. I may not ever get the answer to the unknown but sometimes its the not answer that is the gift but rather what you will discover along the way.

Answer 5

All my life I've feared what I haven't known. I've stuck with what was comfortable. I was okay with that. But then I started to realize how sheltered I am. I would rather take risks and not worry about what's going to happen than pass chances up.

Answer 6

That is a very good question and I think that it is usually better to take risks. It depends on what you're talking about, though.

Answer 7

The problem with this question is that the possibility of being hurt doesn't exist.

Answer 8

"A careful man tries to dodge the bullets while a happy man takes a walk" Eels.
"It's better to regret something you have done than something you didn't do" Butthole Surfers.

Answer 9

It's better to overcome the fear; rely on training, and don't forget to duck!

(As any US Marine will tell you, do not stay on the beachhead. Onward...)

Answer 10

Do you believe in life after love?
I can feel something inside me say
I really don't think you're strong enough, no