I am afraid of fear.

If you ask a group of people what is their biggest fear you will get different answers. Ask enough people and you will start to see some common fears. That is normal, as some fears are universal. Fear of ending up alone, of being hurt, of the unknown, and of death. Yet while i share some of the common fears, and some more uncommon, i have a fear more particular than some. I am afraid of fear itself.

Allow me to explain myself. If i have learned one thing throughout my life is that fear is the progenitor of hate and weakness. Fear can make us irrational. It can bring out the worst in a person. That makes me afraid, which probably sounds confusing or crazy. I am afraid of fear driving my decisions, steering me out of my ideal path. I am afraid of fear making me hurt those i care about. I am afraid of fear, yet fear has it uses. Only when afraid we can be brave. You see brave is not the person who is not afraid, but one who acts despite of it. 

So even though i have fears, there is a silver lining.