Are We Too Risk Conscious These Days?

I was watching my favorite television show when my mother brought up this essay. The ea line was in two ays an I ha not even starte on it. !aving seen the topics earlier" I# ha absolutely no i ea what to write an ha a opte the policy of procrastination. As she starte her lecture" I tune her out for the first few minutes. An then" a thought struck my min . What if I i not han in the essay? $y teacher woul efinitely be very isappointe . $y image as a goo stu ent might get amage . %he might not want to give me such opportunities in the future. &ther teachers woul learn of this" an might stop choosing me for competitions as well. As a result" when the time came to apply for college" my resume woul be unimpressive. If I i not get a mission into a goo college" I might ruin my entire future' (ee less to say" after all my ramblings" the )uestion #Are we too risk conscious these ays?# was easy to answer. *es" we are very risk conscious these ays. +very choice is now carefully analy,e from each angle before a ecision is ma e. Whether it is a simple matter such as what to wear" or a huge one such as starting an enterprise- a thousan )uestions are always consi ere before the final ecision is ma e. As every aspect is carefully scrutini,e " a new culture of #compromise# has taken over. (othing is black or white anymore- it is always gray. A simple yes or no answer is now followe by a #but# or #however#. The reason is that everyone wants to play it safe. This is not a criticism on the way people think.ust an observation. As new generations evolve an learn from previous mistakes" it has become easier to pre ict the outcomes an thus" caution can be e/ercise . It is not to say that people no longer take risks" but there is no enying the fact that there is usually a backup plan. 0or every 1lan A that is implemente " there are always 1lans 2" C an D rea y" #just in case#. While it woul be wrong to say that the present generation is pessimistic an always assuming the worst" it can safely be assume that we are always prepare for it. A ma.or cause of the risk conscious behavior of people can be attribute towar s technology. The youth to ay are much more aware of the worl than previous generations. In a worl where any an every bit of information is available at the click of a button" people are better informe about what lies outsi e. With means of mass communication such as televisions" internet an newspapers" it is nearly impossible for people to ignore the angers an risks pose by the worl . Ignorance is bliss" an the removal of this ignorance ha ma e us increasingly apprehensive of taking risks- now that we know what we have to lose. This attitu e of man cannot be calle negative or positive. In ee " being risk conscious has various benefits as well as isa vantages. %ome may call it being wise" while the others term it as cowar ice. 2ut the fact remains that there are few in the worl who woul step out bol ly into the pouring rain. Instea " most people" myself inclu e " woul prefer to seek shelter as thoughts of sickness an pneumonia plague our min s. %uch a min set can be a vantageous in many situations" an can certainly benefit those who properly weigh the pros an cons before any situation. In the wor s of 1ublilius %yrus" 3It is a goo thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others.3 It woul be foolish to attempt something" knowing that the result is isastrous. &ne cannot" thus" be blame for being aware of anger an acting accor ingly. !owever" the trouble lies when the task itself is not angerous" but we are .ust too risk conscious. It

is one thing to acknowle ge risks" but )uite another to let our fear rule our .u gement. Taking risks is essential for growth an evelopment. 4et#s take the e/ample of starting a new company. (aturally" it is imperative to assess all the risks" competition" an problems. 0rom there" there are two options at han . 0irst" the easiest" is to give up because it is #too much of a risk#. %econ is to carefully analy,e the situation an come up with a strategy with the best gain. It is the choice one makes in such a scenario that affects their future. 5nowing the facts is wise" but to let them make ecisions for us is e/tremely etrimental to success. After all" as T.%. +liot once sai " 3&nly those who will risk going too far can possibly fin out how far one can go.3 While is has been accepte that change is a constant an inevitable part of life" it is a little har er to igest in the practical worl . It can be for the better or for the worse. The amage is when people try to pre ict it an act accor ing to the situation they believe will happen. With a ten ency to prepare ourselves the for the latter" the result can often be more isastrous than what the original effect woul have been. This is when being too risk conscious can have a etrimental impact on us. This tentative nature of humans nowa ays is a result of a gra ual shift in the worl itself. The rising competition an the constant race to stay ahea of the other has efinitely influence our way of thinking. The trick is no longer to reach the goal- rather to maintain a safe istance between ourselves an those behin us. In such a race" people are often unwilling to .ump ahea " for the fear of stumbling an being left behin . Those willing to take the risk" therefore" are either those who are right in front" an cannot lose even after stumbling" or those who are at the back an on#t have anything to lose. As a result" the ma.ority in the mi le is stuck in the mi le" in their comfort ,ones" reluctant to leave it an take a chance. As pressure rises an the stakes are higher than ever" maintaing the position has become more important than trying to overtake the ne/t one. &f course" I am no e/ception to this situation. With thoughts of ire conse)uences looming over my hea " I turne off the television" albeit reluctantly" an opene a te/t ocument on my laptop. As I stare typing my essay" there was only one thought on my min - #It's not worth taking the risk!'

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