There is no safely without risk and what your risk reveal what you value.

There is no Safety Without Risk and What You Risk Reveals What You Value

Everyone at one time or another are faced with challenges that goes against what they know is the right thing to do . Sacrifices are a necessary part of life . We all have to make decisions as to what sacrifices and values we will give up in exchange to be accepted by a certain social class , age group , the community , the church , promotions jobs and so on . Very emotionally sound people are capable of giving up popularity and acceptance , and

choosing isolation to keep their values These people almost never are persuaded to choose the wrong path , be one of the crowd , giving in to peer pressure . Some people have their fears and personal conflicts that make their lives difficult because they act against their beliefs and do what others expect of them

No one can influence my personal beliefs or opinions . I am not impressed with money or status , do not wear or purchase clothes-or on the other hand avoid wearing clothes-because everyone else wears certain fashions , or disapproves of what I am wearing . I am willing to risk hatred , enmity , a certain status , social approval to keep my values . I determine peoples character by their behavior , not their age neighborhood , race , monetary status , or any external features . Of course , what they are on the inside shows up on the outside . Substance abuse still affects people 's mental and physical health , whether it is a licensed nurse or drug dealer misusing and distributing drugs . People will always show you who they are , especially when put under pressure or a third party becomes involved

In 1964 , a woman named Catherine Genovese was stabbed to death in New York City one night walking home from work . Thirty eight people were reported witnessing the attack . No one did anything to stop the attack Certainly , someone witnessing an attack involving someone getting murdered is going to hear some distinctive screaming . Many people hearing the attack decided this dispute was of their business . So what if they would have intervened in an incident that was of their business ' called the police anonymously and it turned out to be nothing . People did not want to risk their image of being one of these old nosey neighbors who peeks in the blind wanting to see trouble Should I ever hear someone getting stabbed , I would risk being identified as a nosey person who got involved in something that was of her business . I could not live with knowing I could have saved a life , anyone 's life and did not act on it that instant moment . I would risk having the entire city gossip about me , calling me paranoid if it involved potentially saving someone 's life

I remember of an incident when I was about 12 years old . This took place at the dance studio I was going to . We were talking about our costumes for an upcoming performance...