Betting On Passion & Belief.

Risk-taking is an essential part of the human experience, and judging by my experience, I can tell that it brings progress, innovation, and personal growth. It can be as simple as leaving our home every morning, which some people won’t consider a risk, but it is because not everyone who goes out returns home, or as huge as risking all for something uncertain.

The idea of taking risks didn’t start today; we can trace it back to the scriptures. Abraham, for example, left home at 75 years, following God’s instructions to an unknown land. He trusted God for a descendant despite his age and that of his wife. The ultimate risk was Abraham still obeying God’s instructions to sacrifice his only son, risking it all, yet he obeyed despite not knowing that God had a different plan.

Come to think of it, everything we are enjoying in the world today didn’t happen without risks involved. From ancient explorers to modern entrepreneurs and scientists taking steps they weren’t sure where they would lead, the risks they took paid off, not just for them. It’s one of the reasons we are enjoying so many inventions today.

Every human who has made a significant influence in the world since its existence took a risk. Their willingness to act despite uncertainty and failure in the picture is bold. So, even when taking risks doesn’t pay off, I don’t consider it a failure because there is no shame in trying to do things differently.

In response to the HL prompt about risk-taking, I would say living in today’s world alone is a risk, yet death isn’t an option because it is also risky. Every day, we take risks the moment we leave our houses, and not doing so is an even bigger risk. So, this risk-taking thing is complicated.

I take risks every day, just like every other human, I mean the regular risks, and there are unusual ones. A few months ago, I mentioned in one of my posts about rearing birds commercially, but I almost got discouraged after meeting someone in the field who gave me scary testimonies. I had to rethink my decision because I didn’t want to end up losing with my small capital.

Among the things this person told me was that birds’ vaccination was compulsory, and I could lose all my birds in the blink of an eye if I failed to vaccinate them. Another thing was compulsorily giving them feeds that would make them grow bigger, which I understand very clearly, but these things drain the profit in the field.

I have seen a few bird farmers who raise their birds naturally with natural food and treatment, but many think it’s a lie. So, I decided to take the risk, raising a few birds naturally for a start to see if my dream of raising birds would be possible or a mission impossible.

It’s been three months already, and I am making progress. It’s not like I didn’t face issues; I actually struggled with one of my birds having mites and another one struggled with fowl pox. I was tempted to get drugs from the vet shop, but I stood my ground with herbs, doubling their doses and application.

Surprisingly, they survived, and I was inspired to get a few more birds, hoping to see other issues they could have. When the time comes, I can get as many as I want or just use these few to breed my farm, which might take a while.

So far, they are doing pretty well, growing strong and healthy, meaning my approach to raising them is working. If I succeed with these few, it means we can still have normal meat from birds, not ones raised under conditions that eventually cause harm to human health after several consumptions.

Taking risks might seem scary, but it’s not a bad thing if we don’t risk more than we can afford to lose because it’s just like gambling. You aren’t sure of the end result, and yet, your passion or curiosity will drive you into making that move. When it doesn’t work out, you’ve learned something, but when it does, you’ve made an impact on yourself and the people around you.

Without taking risks, moving forward in life is almost impossible because you won’t step out of your comfort zone. It would mean you only depend on other people’s risks for growth, which can’t be as effective as you taking the risk yourself.

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