I've been reading "Mindfulness in Plain English" lately with the goal of learning about and practicing meditation.
It's a great book so far, and it has many pearls of wisdom, including this one that I came across today on how to deal with danger:
"No activity is entirely without risk, but that does not mean that we should wrap ourselves in a protective cocoon. That is not living, but is premature death.
"The way to deal with danger is to know approximately how much there is, where it is likely to be found, and how to deal with it when it arises."
Life is inherently full of risk and danger, but running away from it yields nothing. One must learn to deal with danger in a calculated fashion - that is where opportunity comes from.