Fear is a two-edged sword; its positivity and negativity are determined by the result it produces. Our response to fear determines how much impact it makes on our daily routine. It's funny how when fear enters the decision-making process, it triggers an "aggressive takeover" of the brain's executive functions. It is in situations like this we find ourselves not being able to analyse situations properly. No matter how far a man goes, he cannot fully eliminate fear, but he can build up his ability to overcome fear.
According to Hermann Hesse, "The bird dares to break the shell, then the shell breaks the bird, and the bird finally learns to fly." Every creature is afraid at the moment when it is first bound to its life, when it awakens to the world." This made me understand that fear is the shell that must be broken for any real decision toward growth to occur. I have this mindset, though it has not been easy.
Growing up as a young man, I suffered so much because I was too afraid to be me. When I look back at all the things I had to go through because of fear, I feel like rewinding the time and doing it all over again. The bad thing about this fear is that if it exists in any part of your life, it gradually spreads across to other parts of your life. I also discovered then that when I was afraid, I became isolated. I am starting to see fear as the starting point to all the problems man faces, whether they be emotional, political, etc. It all started with the fear of being rejected by my peers because my parents were not really buoyant and I could not talk clearly. I really wanted to be among my classmates, at least express myself, but they made me believe I couldn’t do anything meaningful. Something happened that made my mum change my school; this was where God mercifully started to help me, as I had teachers who encouraged me. I still struggled and most times failed in the task I was given, but I started to build courage, just as Eleanor Roosevelt said, “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do." What finally liberated me and helped me strongly was I came across Ben Carson's book titled Think Big. It was like the book was talking about me. Though I still struggle, I face my fears differently because I now know running away is not an option. So many of my friends today ask me how come I do what I do; my response to them is that I made life furnace my home.
I encourage those who battle with fear to gather courage and face it. Don't be afraid to fail, but be careful not to fail. Nobody can help you conquer fear but you. The world system is designed to intimidate and suppress those who say I am weak. No man is greater than the other; the difference is how we respond to life’s decisions.
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