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Take more risks, get more rewards<br />
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By: Stephanie Dweck<br />
Yeshivah of Flatbush<br />
When one doesn’t take risks, one loses<br />
out on so many different aspects of life.<br />
They become so afraid and paranoid that<br />
they forget to live life. They miss out on<br />
everything that life has to offer. Fear created<br />
followers instead of leaders. We pass<br />
through life without becoming our own<br />
person. We nod when we’re supposed to,<br />
laugh when others are and try to talk as<br />
little as possible. We become someone<br />
else and miss out on finding out who we<br />
are. Instead, we must realize that it is okay<br />
to be different. Everyone was created for<br />
a reason and we all have something to offer<br />
to the world. We must step out of our<br />
comfort zone and find ourselves. We must<br />
realize we are unique and amazing. Even<br />
if we may get knocked down along the<br />
way, we will end up victorious.<br />
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When you’re scared<br />
but you still do it<br />
anyway, that’s brave.<br />
By: Batya Kairey<br />
<strong>Bar</strong>kai Yeshivah<br />
I was in Great Adventure in the summer.<br />
My friends all wanted to go on a Kingda<br />
Ka, but I was scared. I was not scared<br />
that I would die, but that I was afraid of<br />
the heights. My friends tried to convince<br />
me to go on a Kingda Ka, but I was trembling<br />
with fear. My friends went on line<br />
without me and tried to convince me to<br />
come on with them. They were almost<br />
at the top and I still didn’t go. When<br />
they came down, they were all talking<br />
and laughing. They were screaming how<br />
good it was. I felt so left out because I<br />
didn’t go on. On the next ride they went<br />
on, I went, too, and had the time of my<br />
life. I will never be afraid to go on any<br />
ride again because, if the other people<br />
can do it, I can do it too.<br />
By: Jack Mizrahi<br />
Yeshivah of Flatbush<br />
A couple of years ago, a plane landed<br />
in the Hudson River. The pilot and the<br />
crew didn’t know what to do. Then, one<br />
crew member thought they should try to<br />
evacuate the plane before they were all<br />
under the Hudson. The plane staff took a<br />
giant leap of faith and risked their lives to<br />
save the passengers. Taking risks can be a<br />
huge accomplishment, even if you think<br />
you may fail.<br />
By: Mimi Levy<br />
<strong>Bar</strong>kai Yeshivah<br />
It is extremely important to take chances.<br />
You have one life to live and it’s extremely<br />
important to live it to its fullest<br />
potential. Sometimes, it might be scary.<br />
But, if you don’t step out of your comfort<br />
zone, you can regret it for the rest<br />
of your life. For example, you can lose<br />
a great job experience because you are<br />
too nervous to show the boss what you<br />
are made of. However, it might be too<br />
dangerous to take certain chances. You<br />
should definitely step out of your comfort<br />
zone but don’t be too risky so that it<br />
ends up badly.<br />
By: Joey Alhadef<br />
<strong>Bar</strong>kai Yeshivah<br />
When you have an idea that you want to<br />
share, you should share it or your chance<br />
will pass. Your friends will move on to<br />
something else. If you think your idea is<br />
good, then share it even if you think your<br />
friends won’t like it. A lot of successful<br />
people have been told that their ideas<br />
were weird or their friends didn’t like<br />
it but, in the end, they were successful.<br />
You are supposed to take risks and face<br />
problems.<br />
BARKAI P. 107| HILLEL P. 109 | MDY P. 103 | YOF P. 111<br />
78 <strong>Bar</strong>/Bat <strong>Mitzvah</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> 718-909-6060 View magazine online at BMmagazine.com
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