Prompt Time
June 29th 2010 12:13
Today's prompt is:
Write 500 words to the prompt 'Taking Risks'
My response:
Life is all about taking risks. Every time you cross the street, even if the light tells you to walk, you're risking getting hit by a car. Every time you say hello to someone, you're risking that they'll swear at you or spit in your face. Every time you make a new friend, you're risking that someday that person will betray you. And every time you ask somebody out, you're risking that that person will say no.
A friend of mine told me today that he refuses to get attached in a relationship. Every time he starts to get attached, he lets that person go. He's afraid of getting hurt, and that's all right, but eventually you have to take the risk. You'll never have a meaningful relationship if you don't take the risk, and you've gotta learn what heartbreak is before you can truly understand love. Be careful about getting attached, but let it happen, and let yourself love somebody.
The world will beat you down, and you will get hurt, but if you never take the risk, you'll never find true happiness. For every risk there are two possible ends, one good and one bad. If you're falling in love, you might get hurt, but you might be with that person for the rest of your life. If you're making a new friend, you might get stabbed in the back, but you might have that friend until the day you die. If you're submitting a poem or a short story to a magazine, you might get rejected, but you might get your first publication.
As writers we have to learn to take risks, and lots of them. Every submission to a magazine is a risk. Every time you send your query, partial, or your novel to an agent, you're taking a risk. Risk is a daily part of our lives, and we need to accept that. The best way to do it? Build yourself a shell. Thicken your skin. Get used to criticism; take every negative word with a grain of salt. Don't turn a blind eye to every criticism, but pick and choose what you listen to. Know that there will always be somebody who hates your writing-and there will always be somebody who hates you.
Take risks. Live the way you want to, do the things you want to, be with the people you want to be with-don't stop yourself because of the risk. But take precautions. Get to know a person before you start going out with them. Read the submission guidelines before you submit your latest short story to that magazine, and double check your formatting. Life is all about taking risks-but make sure you think about those risks. Think about what might happen. Think about what you can do. Most importantly, decide whether or not it's worth the risk-is the possible hurt more than the possible gain?
Next time you're thinking about backing out of a relationship because you're starting to fall in love, remember that you're throwing away something good that might just last the rest of your life, and don't let the fear overtake you. Take your chance and love that person as completely as possible-and pray the love can be returned.
What do you have to say about taking risks?
Write 500 words to the prompt 'Taking Risks'
My response:
Life is all about taking risks. Every time you cross the street, even if the light tells you to walk, you're risking getting hit by a car. Every time you say hello to someone, you're risking that they'll swear at you or spit in your face. Every time you make a new friend, you're risking that someday that person will betray you. And every time you ask somebody out, you're risking that that person will say no.
A friend of mine told me today that he refuses to get attached in a relationship. Every time he starts to get attached, he lets that person go. He's afraid of getting hurt, and that's all right, but eventually you have to take the risk. You'll never have a meaningful relationship if you don't take the risk, and you've gotta learn what heartbreak is before you can truly understand love. Be careful about getting attached, but let it happen, and let yourself love somebody.
The world will beat you down, and you will get hurt, but if you never take the risk, you'll never find true happiness. For every risk there are two possible ends, one good and one bad. If you're falling in love, you might get hurt, but you might be with that person for the rest of your life. If you're making a new friend, you might get stabbed in the back, but you might have that friend until the day you die. If you're submitting a poem or a short story to a magazine, you might get rejected, but you might get your first publication.
As writers we have to learn to take risks, and lots of them. Every submission to a magazine is a risk. Every time you send your query, partial, or your novel to an agent, you're taking a risk. Risk is a daily part of our lives, and we need to accept that. The best way to do it? Build yourself a shell. Thicken your skin. Get used to criticism; take every negative word with a grain of salt. Don't turn a blind eye to every criticism, but pick and choose what you listen to. Know that there will always be somebody who hates your writing-and there will always be somebody who hates you.
Take risks. Live the way you want to, do the things you want to, be with the people you want to be with-don't stop yourself because of the risk. But take precautions. Get to know a person before you start going out with them. Read the submission guidelines before you submit your latest short story to that magazine, and double check your formatting. Life is all about taking risks-but make sure you think about those risks. Think about what might happen. Think about what you can do. Most importantly, decide whether or not it's worth the risk-is the possible hurt more than the possible gain?
Next time you're thinking about backing out of a relationship because you're starting to fall in love, remember that you're throwing away something good that might just last the rest of your life, and don't let the fear overtake you. Take your chance and love that person as completely as possible-and pray the love can be returned.
What do you have to say about taking risks?
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