Fears

We are being surrounded every now and then by fears, imagined or real. We worry about the new things. We’re other people will abandon us. We think about the unknown. We fear the uncertain, the ambiguous, the vulnerabilities and the complexities we encounter or experience. And the more we experience them, the more we tend to lose track of who we are in life, and our purpose. Though in every day circumstances, especially in the time of the pandemic, those feelings are just but normal.

I don’t worry about natural phenomena, including death. We all age and when our bodies come to the point of retirement, it’s a natural thing that I have embraced entirely. For I have uncompromising family support, I am not afraid of this eventuality. But no matter how hard we project unaffected by fears, because we want to give courage to others, we still cry deep inside silently. Such a cry seeks when and how we can remove these fears, or even minimize them.

But when one’s liberty is threatened, the loudest scream comes inside. When we want to call out for support, when we want to articulate what we feel about certain issues, the excesses and inequities by the privileged and powerful. And I know that the boldest cry would come out in the open and so their voices be heard, whether be in the social media or in an open physical space. But in social media, though its reach is wide, but amassed with fakes and chameleons. The line that

delineates the truth and lies is fading. While the physical space, though traditional, but dramatic. It unmasks what’s behind the identity and motive. Such boldness requires the pureness of intention whether it’s for show or forwarding for the greater goodness of the people.

Obstacles are analogous to wild animals. They are cowards but, if they can, they will bluff us. They are likely to spring upon us if they see us afraid of them; but if we look at them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight. We gain strength, courage and confidence through every experience in which we really stop looking in the face of fear. We need to do the thing we feel we can’t do. We will combat the fear of allowing others to pursue their selfish goals. While fear is a critical response to the physical and emotional danger that has been crucial throughout evolution, and we don’t feel fear, we wouldn’t be able to defend ourselves against real threats, which also had implications of life or death. Over the longterm, avoiding risk is no better than an actual exposure. We will use fear not to retreat but to continue our fight.