Go now, and live.

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It is my right to be uncommon—if I can.

I seek opportunity—not security.

I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me.

I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed.

I refuse to barter incentive for a dole.

I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of utopia.

I will not trade freedom for beneficence nor my dignity for a handout.

I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat.

It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; to think and act for myself, enjoy the benefit of my creations and to face the world boldly and say, “This I have done.”

By Dean Alfange

I’d like to know…

What calculated risk, what dream or what great work are you currently a part of?

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything. - Vincent Van Gogh

I have come to realize that fulfilling your dream requires that you take courageous steps of faith.

Live courageously! Like the fortune states above…you’ll be glad you did!

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