Helen Keller said “Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.”
These words came from a woman whom life had dealt one heck of a hand of cards. She was born deaf and blind and yet she lived an extraordinary life! Whats my excuse? Her life is summed up by what she said to a 5 year old blind boy in 1932 when she said “Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face.” She has put out a challenge to the rest of us to live beyond what we believe to be comfortable. She dares us to be great; to live a life of adventure. If she were here today and was able to communicate through modern technology, imagine what she’d say! She didn’t crawl “under the circumstances” and hide, but rather lived that life of daring adventure. I dare you to crawl out from “under your circumstances” and be an adventurer!!!
Daniel Harris says:
Excellent Quote Sandi! Security is a social trap, much like a prison, that lures those who seek not to stand out and be themselves but to conform to the advice and norms others choose.