I believe every person in this world, no matter how powerful they may be, has something that they are afraid of.
The thing is, fears may differ and what might make me tremble and quake under my bed sheets, might make another giggle and shrug. This does not mean that people do not have fear.
I have seen big men, with powerful musculature, who are afraid of bugs. I have seen girls, beautiful and smart, classy and elegant, who are afraid of being without a man. Yes, these fears may seem unreasonable to you but they are real.
There are people who have fears for a lot of things that might not make sense to you but does that make your own fear greater than theirs? Maybe your fear is getting shot by your dope dealer, or getting HIV from your regular sex partner, does that make you tougher?
Some people do have weird fears. It would seem that the more a person discovers about life, the more absurd their fears become. Some are afraid of dying without a child. Some are afraid of dying broke. Yet there are those who are afraid not of dying but of discovering that there's no hell or heaven when they die.
What fear does to people can be different. For some, it causes paralysis and they just freeze while for others it make them hunger for solutions to the fear. People have delved into the arcane just to prove if there's heaven or hell just to soothe someone's worries. Scientists have done researches just to confirm if there's life after death just ease someone's fears. Some may be out of curiosity but there are those who are there because they are afraid of the vast unknown.
A man that leaves his home every day despite his fears is the one who has overcame his fears. The fear is there but he chooses to act despite it. He chooses to take steps and function, despite his trembling hands and shaky legs.
What am I afraid of? I am afraid of dying alone. I am afraid of growing old, unloved, forgotten, abandoned, rejected, empty and sad. I am afraid of never finding true love. I am afraid of dying young with no one to mourn me. I am afraid of heights, rivers and seas. I am afraid that steem will not moon and all my efforts will come to naught. I am afraid I will never get married. I am afraid of driving a car. I am afraid of new born babies.
You can see some of the irrational fears I have but they are real and true. I don't carry new born babies on my arm. It is cute but I am scared as f**k when given one to hold. That is an example of how fear can be insane.
Yet, despite all of these fears of mine, which are quite numerous, I must confess, I still live my life. I still seek for love, hope to get married some day. I still climb trees and walk across bridges. I still waddle in pools and I am still posting my heart out on steemit.
I think believing in oneself is a great way to overcome fears. I think going out to get things done despite fears is a great way to remove the paralysis of fear. One day, I'd go paragliding, yes you'd see. Lol.
Everyone has a fear. Some just hide theirs well and live above it. For me, I have no choice but to love, breathe, eat and live. Good morning.
©warpedpoetic, 2018.
Upvoted for all the brave ppl.... 😘
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That's my husband! I have to rescue him from them. Lol!
If you allow it, fear can cripple you. So often I've thought it would be so much easier to never venture out of the house, but then I would be giving in to fear.
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