Mr. Browne’s December precept is “Fortune favors the bold.” I think what is means is that you have to get out of your comfort zone to have fortune. You have to do things that you usually won’t do to get the things you want. You have to be brave to be bold. You have to be the best version of you. When you’re bold you’re confident, courageous, and ready to take risks to get the fortune at the end.

Bold can be defined as many things. It could mean courageous, confident, special, strong, daring, fearless, brave, or intrepid. Fortune can be defined as chance or luck. Chance, luck, fortune. Each of these can have the word “bad” before it. Bad chance, bad luck, bad fortune. That’s where the word “favors” comes in. Favors (or favor) can be defined as approval or liking. That turns the “bad” into “good.” So, if you put bold, fortune, and favors you get: If you’re special and brave, you will have good luck. This is what I think this precept means.