Risk

Risk - It is a scary thing. Regardless of the size of the risk. What's it mean you ask?
Risk - hazard: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune.
That makes is sound shit scary.
1. It's a hazard. That makes it sound like a nuclear hazard, well scary.
2. A source of danger. DANGGGEERRRR
3. A possibility of incurring loss or misfortune. I don't want to incur loss or misfortune.

So right about now, I think I've made risks sound a lot more scarier for you. That is not my intention at all, I promise you. Risk's are good. Risk taking makes life more interesting and a little less boring. In my last post I touched on going to china spontaneously. Risk? Yes. Payed off? No.
But that's why it's a risk. You win or you lose.

You throw the dice.
You flip a coin.
You try the pokies.

And does it always pay off? No. But when you take a risk and it pays off, you've never been more glad you did something. You are confronted by risks everyday. Small risks and big risks.
Small risk? Swearing at the teacher once their back is turned.
Big risk? Jumping out of a plane at 30, 000 ft.

At this point in my life I have only undertaken 1 of those risks and seeing as how i'm such an angel, it must be number 2 right? I kid, I kid.

Risk it or don't? There is too many different situations that are risky for me really to offer you an 80% solid answer. If your going to live and not have any major life impacting issues, go for it. If you will be greatly affected and never the same, steer clear yeh?

So, risk. Is it as scary as you think? That's the ultimate question to ask yourself.
Risk - hazard: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune.
Wrong.
Risk - The opportunity to dive into something unknown or different with both good and bad possible as an outcome.
Correcto.