What fear is to me

[Anonymous]

Do you know what fear is? Fear is that moment you miss three calls from your mom. Fear is getting to work, realizing you left your business papers at home. Fear is that moment you drop a hot cup of coffee, and you have nothing to protect your bare feet from the pain.

Sure, that can be what fear is. But it isn’t true fear. True fear is getting a “We need to talk.” Text from your lover. True fear is when you get a call and you find out a family member you love is in the hospital. True fear is when you’re standing at the alter and they’re not coming. Why is this any different from what’s stated above?

The difference is with true fear; you don’t know what’s next. With the missed calls, you know your mom is going to nag you. You know your boss may demote you or simply give you a warning. You know you’re going to get burned from your coffee.

True fear is you don’t know what’s coming next. Like a jump scare in a horror movie, it’s unexpected. You don’t know if your lover is going to leave you or if it’s something good. You don’t know if your family member is dying, or got in an accident. You don’t know where your lover is and you’re anticipating them.

The thing is, you just don’t know. That is what true fear is.

[Anonymous]

But you never know what is going to happen next, ever. You only have a comforting illusion. So what you are really saying is fear is the feeling of having your illusion torn away and being forced to look at life as it is.

I have always tried to see life as it is, at least as long as I can remember. It ain't pretty and it sure as hell ain't safe but life is all you have and you have to accept it and love it, not pretend it's something it's not. When you do that is when you get hurt. It's like pretending a bear is your friend, feeding it part of your sandwich and getting your arm ripped off. If you saw the bear for what it was at the start you might not have had a warm fuzzy feeling about it but you'd still have an arm.

[Stacyzee]

Yes, I agree. This is why no one should ever live their life in fear.

Instead whatever come your way accept it if it cannot be changed.

[serp777]

This is first world fear. Fear to me is being burned to death after being captured by a terrorist group or being forced to live a grueling existence in a Russian Gulag. All of that other stuff is pathetic bs to be honest. Try thinking of some truly scary things and then the rest of this stuff will seem like petty nonsense.

[PepeandShrekrmybaez]

Ugh stop making me think! My brain is all burnt out from school. d:

[myTake Owner]

sorry :O

[PepeandShrekrmybaez]

Naw it's okai /)-3-(\

[Shay1994]

Fear to me, is being in a room full of large, hairy, aggressive spiders.. ugh...

[Anonymous]

Fear was not knowing if my family and friendw were all right after the terrorist attacks on Friday.