Fear of falling

"it is sometimes a mistake to climb;
it is always a mistake never even to 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 you wake up.
sometimes the fall kills you.
and sometimes, when you fall, you fly."

Neil Gaiman
fables & reflections, The Sandman