I’m afraid of loss. I’m afraid of losing the good in my life.
I’m afraid of pain. I’m afraid of avoidable pain.
I’m afraid of the unexpected. I’m afraid of not being in control.
I’m afraid of the unexplained. I’m afraid of not knowing enough.
I’m afraid of failure. I’m afraid of not learning from failure.
After getting back from a rabble-rousing trip down a haunted road here in Scarborough, and it got me thinking. No, not about a possible ghost that would be summoned by wonderful rendition of happy birthday. Instead, I was thinking about how it feels to be afraid to take the plunge, into the unexpected, into possible failure.
A little background: someone inside the car was freaking out about driving down this “haunted” road. All I could think was – “Why don’t they want to do something fun, like proving to yourself that this road is not haunted?” Were they really afraid of a ghost, or was it just the fact that you can never know what to expect on these kind of late night drives?
But… would any of us be where we are today, if we knew exactly what was around every corner of our lives? If we could control every variable? If consequences could be selected? If every aspect were revealed? If you were afraid of not knowing the outcome of everything, would you not act too cautious for every single decision in your life?
To keep it short and simple, sometimes, you have to shake things up and take the plunge. Drop your fears, take what you are given, and enjoy every minute of it.
You only have one life to live.
Posted on December 27th, 2008 by Jon Lim
Filed under: Life
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