Thursday 30 May 2013

My greatest fear



I wish I knew what my greatest fear was because then I would have to be careful with my plan on how to conquer it. But the thing is, I don't know what my greatest fear. I have a lot of fears though they can't measure up as big fears. They are simple fears that I think some of the 7 billion people can relate to. 

Some people are scared of clowns. Some are scared of snails, spiders, bees or wasps. These fears can be conquered. You are going to a circus, pick up a snail or go on the Maury Show if you need any help with overcoming your fears. These are the kind of fears that you can easily get over but I can't because I'm freaking terrified of clowns, snails, and spiders. To come near them would probably give a panic attack or shit. I've watched a lot of movies. They've been great but I could never really comprehend the true meaning of the film because I was too focused on the actors and other stuff. 

What is my greatest fear? What is the world's greatest fear? That's simple! The world's greatest fear is that people worry way too much about how they'll be remembered when their time on earth has passed. They simply don't want to be forgotten once they leave, so they spend the whole of their life figuring out a strategy on how they can get their name in the world. What they don't realize is that the true people of the world aren't those who worry about being remembered but the ones who are paying attention to the world. Paying attention to the world's simplest and tiniest details. 

Almost everyone wants to leave a piece of themselves on this treacherous planet. They want a legacy to prove to the generation after them what they did need to be made a difference. But it didn't. Some even out to outlive death and we all know that it's impossible. Many have tried and they've all failed. Everyone wants to be remembered. And they deserve to be. Hell, even I don't want to be forgotten. But not all of them will be remembered. I don't think it really matters how much money you donated or how much money you have in your bank. What matters, what you'll be remembered for is how much attention you paid to earth's smallest detail and to others. Most of the people we study about in our history lessons are remembered for the rules they broke.

What is my greatest fear? My greatest fear is Uncertainty. I like knowing things before they happen because that means a less chance of people getting hurt. If people don't get hurt, then no one's to blame. My greatest fear is uncertainty because there have been days when I wish things just hadn't happened. I wished for more time. Why? Because I saw that some people walked furiously on the earth whilst others stepped lightly watching their every step. And the ones who watched their every step are the ones who were lost. Uncertainty has made me the person I am today. Confident. Outspoken. Cautious.  

Doesn't that mean that I've defeated my fear? Am I allowed to assume that I have finally conquered it?



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