Of The Fear of Falling

If you do something stupid, what then?

It is sometimes a mistake to climb; it is always a mistake never to even make the attempt.

If you do not climb, you will not fall. This is true. But is it that bad to fail, that hard to fall?

Sometimes you wake, and sometimes, yes, you die. But there is a third alternative...sometimes when you fall, you fly.

[The Fear of Falling]
{The Sandman}
Neil Gaiman