Riskless

"Every Man Dies, Not Every Man Really Lives." - William Wallace, Braveheart

MEN......


Why do we tend to take the easy way out?
Why don't we go out and do something that others might have told us, "You can't do that."?
Why do we often times not ask the girl out?  Are we scared that we are not good enough for her?
or Are we just scared that she will say no, and through being scared never take that chance?


How do we see ourselves as men?
- Do you feel like William Wallace or Robert the Bruce?
- Do you feel like Maximus or Commudus?


Do you see yourself as the hero, or the man behind the scene?


When the going gets rough, why do we question if we have what it takes to overcome it?
Do we feel unprepared for being ready to deal with the risk that will come to us in our lives?

"Why don't men play the man?  Why don't they offer their strength to a world desperately in need of it?  For two simple reasons: We doubt very much that we have any real strength to offer, and we're pretty certain that if did offer what we have it wouldn't be enough" - Wild at Heart, By: John Eldredge, P. 58

Why do we continue to build on the passiveness that Adam passed on to us?
Are we willing to live with the level of risk that God has invited us to cope with?


But do we carry that passiveness from Adam in us, or are we just placing that weakness on ourselves as an excuse for not going out to fight a battle, that we might not want to fight?

This reminds me of the conversation between Aragorn and Arwen in Rivendell:
Arwen: "Why do you fear the past? You are Isildur's heir, not Isildur himself. You are not bound to his fate."
Aragorn: "The same blood flows in my veins. Same weakness."
Arwen: "Your time will come. You will face the same evil, and you will defeat it. A si i-Dhúath ú-orthor, Aragorn. Ú or le a ú or nin." (The Shadow does not hold sway yet, Aragorn. Not over you and not over me.)

We are not Adam him self.  We are his Heirs yes, but we are our own selves.  There will be battles that will come to us in life, it is inevitable.  But if we just let those battles pass us by?  Those battles just don't go away, they don't just disappear into thin air.  They will always be there and if we don't take care of it when it shows up then who will, or when will it show back up and bite us in the butt.

So, as men, let us take up the reins.  Go out and take a risk.  Do something that someone might have told you, "You can't do that".  Go out and learn or do something that you have always wanted to do, but never made the time to do it.  Ask out the beautiful girl that catches your eye, but you never thought you had a chance with.  So go out, TAKE A RISK, TAKE A CHANCE, MAKE A DIFFERENCE.