Taking Risks

Taking Risks

July 8, 2012

Here we are in farm country. Their life style is all about risks. The weather is the big wild card. And so every summer or fall they have to decide to order the seed and perhaps fertilizer and weed killers and whatever else they may need for the next spring. And let me tell you, the Farmer’s Almanac is not a very reliable indicator of what to expect the next year! And then besides the financial investment which also may include significant costs to purchase and maintain equipment alongwith the inevitable fuel costs, you have the time and effort it takes to put the crop in the ground all the while the big weather unknown looming over you.

But are the farming risks really that different from those in any small business? Or any large business for that matter? Is business the only area of life for which we must take risks in order to succeed?

And then there are other areas of life that involve risk. Relationships are risky. People disappoint us, and we disappoint them. We can’t control everything our children do. The fact is that we control very little! But relationships are worth the risk! We must not be so cautious that we run no risk of disappointment or loss.