Thursday, August 7, 2008

Fear

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." ~FDR

What an interesting concept. We only really have to fear fear... if that makes sense. I find it interesting that there are sites with all of these lists of phobias where someone can find the proper name for what they're afraid of. They range from fear of spiders, needles, death, balloons, and even string. One of my favorites happens to be "
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words." In all seriousness though, there are people who say that they are fearless: one without fear. Wouldn't it be fair to say that it is these sort of people that have a fear of fear itself?

Let's face it, someone who says they have no fears are almost invincible. There's nothing that can break their spirit. But, if a person who said they had no fear suddenly experienced the feeling of fear... what would happen? They could suddenly be tortured, exploited, or blackmailed. It's like any good superhero movie. Even the good guys have that weakness where the bad guy can get ahead. What makes them good is their ability to overcome that fear. But again, someone who didn't have any fears couldn't be touched, so I would assume that even the fearless have the fear of being afraid... if that makes sense.

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