The Importance of Taking Risks in Life
IELTS Writing Task 2
Response: It is often argued whether individuals should do risky actions during their lives, or not. Personally, I believe that the upsides of risky tasks are far more than their drawbacks but both arguments will be discussed further.
On the one hand, accepting risks help people to come out of their safety zone and experience new achievements which will bring more success to their lives. Secondly, by taking risks, people will be familiarized with their potential positive characteristics which will be helpful for them to tackle problems. Ultimately, because there are few people who take risks during their lives, they can achieve higher levels in their careers and personal lives. As an example, I should mention the advent of block chains and crypto currencies. When Bitcoin was first introduced, few people accepted it as a currency and a method of payment, but after a few years, it gained a very high value and recognition that nowadays people can compare its value with the actual gold and do their transactions with the help of it. Thus, it is helpful to take some counted risks in order to have a successful life.
On the other hand, taking risks may bring some difficulties. In other words, people may loose some time and money in great risks. Other than that, it is not possible to compensate the losses of some risks. Moreover, when somebody wants to take risk, his family members or business partners may not help him to fulfill his want and this reason my prevent many from considering risks in life. Take the disagreement in the Guccie family, as an example, which was about buying cow leathers when they were not cheap enough as they bought them the years before. Because they did not buy the leathers when they had to and it led to an argument between them, they could not continue their production on the scheduled time and they went bankrupt. As a result, not taking risks whenever a person has to, may cost him much money that he/she may not have the resources to compensate.
In conclusion, although taking risks in life may bring some disadvantages, personally I believe that the upsides will outweigh the drawbacks by profiting the person who takes them.