Risktaking

oops.. i was writing something about risktaking yesterday, but decided not to post it. but the title posted itself somehow :), so here goes..

Somebody commented today that I must be a risk taker. I personally don't think so. I don't like taking risks really. I don't jump off planes.. I don't gamble... Obviously, no sex, drugs and alcohol :). I think that I have a pretty conservative approach to life. Risktaking somehow has negative connotations for me. I think of a risk taker as someone who throws caution to the wind; someone who goes through life haphazardly. I'm pretty cautious actually. I like making plans, deliberate plans at that. So please, you may call me adventurous but please do not call me a risk taker :).

I had to check Webster for the definition of adventurous: "characterized by unknown dangers and risks (an adventurous journey)". Is being adventurous and being a risk taker the same then? Wait, there's a fine point, "adventurous implies a willingness to accept risks but not necessarily imprudence". So I guess I should qualify my statement then, I am not an imprudent risk taker.