Taking shelter in the dead is death itself, and only taking all the risk of life to the fullest extent is living.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Hiding from risk or life in the past or safety is essentially dead; true living requires taking full risks.
- In plain terms
- Playing it safe is a kind of death.
- What can you take from it?
- Live fully by taking risks, not hiding.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What risks have made you feel alive?
- Are you playing it too safe?
Another view
Some risks can be reckless rather than life-affirming.
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