essay about risk-taking

The texts consider the role of risk-taking in a person’s life. Both extracts identify a the tendency that, in contrast to the past times, outr planet has become comparatively secure to live on. However, there may be certain advantages of to facing risks, not avoiding them.
The first text suggests that the majority of modern people are no longer exposed to real dangers in their everyday lives. More importantly, the media influences the situation significantly by creating an impression that we are constantly put at risk. In addition, the author emphasizes the fact that people frequently make a mountain out of a molehill by visualizing the world as a dangerous place.
The second text raises the issue of perspective prospective positive outcomes of accepting risks as part and parcel of outr existence. There is an interesting point of view that some people in fact go the extra mile to foresee every possible result of any risky situation. Consequently, when they are old, they end up regretting about not taking this these risks and living a quiet, a boring life. Moreover, it is implied in the second abstract that risks facilitate individuals’ characters by adding up to their sensibility, wisdom and mental endurance.
To a certain extent, I agree with the opinion that there are numerous merits of risk taking. For instance, occasionally being in danger teaches people to appreciate their lives more, suggesting that they live happy and peaceful lives in general.
Nonetheless, as far as I am aware, people who persist in living on their nerve, in a state of nervousness (?) may experience detrimental results such as heart attacks or chronic nervous breakdowns.
In conclusion, both texts give some food for thought about whether to take or avoid risks in our lives, but I assume it is better to be rational in this case. People should not escape all the dangers on purpose, but running risks on a daily basis is not a good idea as well either.