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Fear always has been a giant impact on the world as we know it. Fear of losing a job, getting bad grades, fear of failure, being alone, losing a war, clowns, the dark, the Burger King guy; all of our fears will come out to play a role in our lives at one point or another. Perhaps the fear is caused by a traumatic experience we had as a child, or maybe this fear has simply always been without any memory of its birth. Fear can alter our way of thinking and cause us to make poor decisions out of fear. A typical example is the small child at night who has just watched a scary movie before bed and has a nightmare or can not sleep. Fear can drive us to do some pretty crazy things. I heard a story once of a woman who's daughter came home in the middle of the night from college to suprise her in the morning. The mother thought there was a burglar in her house and shot her daughter by mistake.

I, personally have some fears of my own that I have been trying to overcome. Though difficult, I highly recommend that you try to face your fears because you don't want your fear following you, weighing you down the rest of your life. I've been afraid of hospitals pretty much as long as I can remember. My grandfather, whom I never had the liberty to meet, was a diabetic and after a heart attack was sent to Oakwood. They misread his charts and gave him a direct injection of glucose. He passed away 3 hours later. Mistakes are always made; mistakes that change, alter, and take lives. However, I can not let my fear keep me from my family. When my uncle was sent to the hospital for kidney failure, I couldn't take it. Hhe had been in the hospital for about a week before the doctors could give us any exact information but we were told his chances were slim. I slept in the hostpital that entire week. I stayed there because I wasn't going to let my fears keep me away from my family. That is one of the best decisions I have ever made. If something bad had happened I never would have forgiven myself for staying at home while he faced one of the largest battles he's ever had to face. My family was pretty torn apart, and I had to stay strong and help them through it. He walked away the day after Easter that year. My uncle's heart had stopped beating and had started back up unassisted less than a minute after they called his time of death. My uncle is a walking miracle.

Fear keeps us from reaching what we want to accomplish. I strongly push you to overcome your fears because believe it or not a simple fear could keep you from having a great life. Instead of being afraid of failure or risking something, have a fear of fear. Don't be afraid to step out of your comfort zone and take a chance in the world to become all you've wanted to be and to do all you've ever wanted to do.



The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature.
-Anne Frank