A president, Franklin Roosevelt, once said, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." Is that true? What is the real concept of fear? The dictionary states it as being an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous. The way they say it, 'the belief', makes it seem like it's only a figment of our imagination created through emotions, whether it be stress or surprise.

But that makes no sense... fear is an emotion.

So if you wake up in the middle of the night, your pyjamas plastered to your body with sweat, and the uneasy feeling that something is off, and you try to turn on the lamp on your night-stand... but it doesn't light. Are you not supposed to feel slightly afraid. It would take a strong person to not be afraid even once in their lifetime. I bet you even Franklin Roosevelt was scared at least once in his life.

But I do think that we shouldn't be afraid of fear. Its a natural course in life and should be taken in stride. Although things may bump in the night, or catastrophes rage around us, we have to realize that only in a perfect world, will fear not exist. This is not a perfect world, and until it is, people will find fear in lurching shadows, or piercing screams.

Everyone can learn to cope with their fears. Everyone. And most of us don't need professionals to do so. Although, if you do there is no shame in it. What creeps us out is a part of who we are. I mean, if everyone one was afraid of mice, then I can pretty much promise you that they may have been extinct by now.

Our world should relish fear. That sounds a bit strange, and you may not agree, but I think so. Its one of the things that makes us human. Nobody should be afraid of it.

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