"A bird in hand....."

"A bird in hand is worth two in the bushes" . This is a proverb that I grew up hearing ever so often to emphasize that it is better to settle for the little that is sure than risk what is sure with the hope of gaining what is big because there is always the possibility of ending up with nothing at all. The reality is that risk taking is not for everyone because loss to one person is reason for depression and suicide while it is for another person a source of joy to pursue the challenge
If what a person has is enough to provide satisfaction why risk it for the uncertain. The answer lies in a desire to rise above the status quo,  being different by not conforming and the desire to pursue a dream. The status quo enforces uniformity by discouraging creativity.
I am told that if I desire to succeed then I must follow the status quo. This is good advice but it makes me no different from anyone else and ensures that I will never reach the top. At the top is enshrined the elite that set the agenda of the status quo and decides who joins the ranks of those at the top.
It is because things are controlled by the status quo why we need dreamers because sometime giving up the bird that is in the hands pays off and the two in the bushes is had instead. This may not be for everyone but since life comes with no surety who know what may happen if the bird in hand is released. If I tenaciously grasp the little that I see how do I gain the big possibility?
This week take some chances do some crazy things and be prepared to laugh at yourself when things go wrong.