Seraphim wrote a long time ago in response to my freedom to fail blog post:

But to say "lets not do anything, lets not even participate" is to say im afraid to loose something at risk of gaining nothing.

Is that true?

For many years I have disliked competing against people. My self justification was that it was unfair on others (elitist and condescending all in one!). Even is sport where I did not excel, I preferred to have the handicap of being in a weaker team and even then I would not use some tactics as "they would ruin the game for others".

and then there is life where the occasional choice of actions can cause metaphorical paralysis.

Sometimes even reaching for something (anything) you want can be daunting (and then there are questions of how selfish you are acting...).

Me, I generally prefer the cowards way out of being handed everything on a platter - which can mean that you don't get what you want, while things/opportunities can just pass by, waving.

So... does that mean I am scared of failure... or of success?