My thoughts on this post: This is an enlightening post on a subject that I believe is one of the greatest enemies to a greater and more fruitful life.
Last night, I watched the movie, After Earth, starring Will Smith. I won’t give away any spoilers but one line in the movie (which incidentally is the tag line) really got me thinking…
“Danger is very real, but fear is a choice”.
I stopped to consider that statement and here’s what I’ve come up with…
Fear can be instinctive – and sometimes even justifiable – but anything beyond our initial gut reaction truly is a choice. Fear can be rational but it is far more often paralyzing, life controlling, and irrational.
An emotion intended to protect us actually works to destroy us the longer we experience it.
Fear holds us hostage more than any other emotion. Even more so than hate, at least in my opinion. In fact, I think fear is often at the root of hate. But, that’s a different subject for a different day…
F.E.A.R. – False Evidence…
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