Fear

I am a creature full of fears. Often they lay dormant, waiting for a moment to pounce. This fear has many faces, many ways of extracting their desires upon me. They assert themselves upon every moment of doubt, every moment of lost focus, every moment of compromise with myself. These fears can blind me. They can fill me with a selfishness, a sensation of distrust for even myself. It is easy to feel that these fears are something we face alone, that no one can understand our fears. But the heart of fear has no center, instead it diffuses itself into the world, into every creature, every moment, every chance we have. Fear can become our action, our method of thought. Fear, when it is so encompassing, is unhealthy. It clouds our ability to see the situations we are faced with, to understand what it is in front of us. Fear should not be discarded though, it does have a place in lives. It must be recognized and used to fuel us to become better. We must face our fears head on, with the courage of a clear-mind, the strength of self-understanding, and the dedication to ourselves and our fellow people. We can not run from fear – we can mask it – we can not conquer it. We can recognize it, accept it, and move forward with the best interest of ourselves and our fellows despite it.