Risk: The Greatest Learning Experience
Last Saturday while working at a one of my client’s residences, a woman asked the guys and I to clean up a couple of trees in the her front yard. Normally, we consider this an average job and went about it in that manner, however when we arrived the woman had left. Since she had specifically told us to start without her, we began working. Not soon after, Jorge, one of my coworkers, asked me if we should remove a major branch because of its path into the house. As I sat and thought about it, he said, “Es mejor ser seguro que ser arrepentido.” The translation to English represents a famous old quote, “Better safe than sorry.”
Now most people would eagerly agree with the statement, but I however, strongly disagree, especially in this situation. The real question is actually why do we even have risks in society today? Researchers and I agree on the fact that risk intrigues the pursuer. When a person realizes and thinks about all of the dangers and possible outcomes of the event, their curiosity level increases.
Common Risks- A reporter’s views on a human’s risks
Risk- A psychologist’s views on the average human risks
Risk can also create a learning experience for a person. After all, don’t we learn from mistakes? Scientists and researchers alike have proven that all humans learn from their mistakes, which supports the idea that after taking a risk, a human being develops more knowledge whether or not the outcome satisfied the person.
Although some of these risks have deplorable outcomes, all most every risk can benefit a learning experience. So, after debating the removal of the branch with my coworker, I portrayed risk’s greater goods and we ended up removing the branch and satisfying the client.
Proposition: Not only does risk please our thriving curiosity, it creates an unbeatable way of learning and provides a person with a perspective on the event that a teacher’s, professor’s, or knowledgeable being’s definition could not compare to.
