Take the Risk: Learning to Identity, Choose, and Live with Acceptable RiskNO RISK, PAY THE COST. KNOW RISK, REAP THE REWARDS. IN OUR RISK AVOIDANCE CULTURE, we place a high premium on safety. We insure our vacations. We check crash tests on cars. We extend the warranties on our appliances. But by insulating ourselves from the unknown the risks of life we miss the great adventure of living our lives to their full potential. Ben Carson spent his childhood as an at risk child on the streets of Detroit, and today he takes daily