Madame Bowden tells Martha, "If you’re not scared, then you’re not living." What do you think she means by this statement? Do you agree?
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sweeney asks "who wants just salads & entrees?" I DO! Hahaha. Seriously, I think it's totally fine to stay within one's comfort zone. There are always new things to see even in familiar settings, and the familiar can also bring great joy. While I agree that Madame Bowden was trying to encourage and support Martha, I don't agree with the sentiment.
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I think she means you are missing out on all the world has to offer. It’s so easy to stay on the same well worn path in life. Every thing is familiar and stable but you only grow, learn and stimulate your mind if you step outside the staid and familiar routine. Think of it as simply driving to work. If you take the same route every day then after a year due to construction you are forced to go a different route. What do you see you’ve not seen before? New shops? New neighborhoods? A new playground ? A bike route? Think of times you went to a favorite restaurant only to find it closed and hungry, ventured into one you had never tried. What was the result? It’s as simple as that. Magnify that into life and experiences and options and journeys and career choices and friendships and do on. There are many reasons Frost’s poem The Road Not Taken is so famous, that perhaps, is one of them.
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Sometimes you just have to take chances in order to achieve success. That’s life,isn’t it? Most risks are worth taking and if we find they were not, it then becomes a life lesson. You can’t sit and watch the world pass you by..that’s playing it safe. Sometimes what we think would be a big risk turns out to be not so big.
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