Catfucius says...

Alright, the eminent sage Catfucius would like to dispense some life wisdom to all her loyal readers (eh, like five of them...) Anyway, being a Chinese American, and a lawyer, I used to be pretty risk averse. I was always afraid to make "mistakes" or disappoint Mama and Papa Cat. But a few years ago, I saw a Korean soap opera (K, no laughing or giggling, we all have our guilty pleasures) and one line struck a cord.

Basically the protagonist was asked if he still wanted to take a certain action although there is no certainty that it will work out. To that he replied: people die and yet they still go on living... The message is that at certain points in life, we have to make decisions and go with them... To be paralyzed by fear of what may or may not happen or of making "mistakes", is like abdicating our God given right and obligation to live. I'd rather take risks and face the storms head on than crouch in fear in a safe corner and never go anywhere...