It's no surprise that for many young adults in the western world, taking the safe path throughout your life sounds like the best choice when it comes to having the life you desire. Whether that's marrying the "safe" choice, or having that job that you have simply to pay your bills, or even the decision to have children.

The safe choices offer less chance that you will fall flat on your face, but they can also lead to boredom. At the same time, societies look down on those who make "bad" choices. Whether it's infidelity, working at a low wage job by choice, or purposefully not having children.

Can we keep our sanity if we only make safe choices? Is the excitement and unknown that comes with taking chances worth it? How different could our life be if we took a leap of faith every now and then?