The Fear Factor

Listening to: The Clash's Should I Stay Or Should I Go

It's been an interesting week in the blogosphere. You know that this cyberspace has attained some sort of status when it's featured in the prelim papers (more than one!) and when people actually get arrested for stuff that they say! Which brings me to my lesson about how it's never safe in the cyberworld. Even if you say the blog belongs to you. Ownership counts for nothing on the Internet. Plus, remember the wide accessibility of the Internet...something I say might spread all over the world - all thanks to the copy and paste function! :)

wanted to share some thoughts about one strange emotion: fear. I once said that fear is not necessarily a bad thing. It is a very useful emotion, one that keeps you on your toes and the one emotion that keeps your survival instincts real sharp.

But when you let fear conquer you, it can then be one very scary monster. It'll swallow you up without you realising it. And it's extremely difficult to fight fear once it's conquered you.

We all have our fears and that makes us vulnerable. The question is always this: Should we pay no heed to that voice in the head (that screams: Don't do it!) or do we listen to it religiously?

The thing is, there isn't no absolute answer is there? What's my mantra? Always, always, pay attention to that voice in your head. But don't listen to it blindly. Check if it's an irrational fear or a fear that can keep you safe.

If it's an irrational fear, then just brush it off. If it's one that warrants attention, then do pay attention. But don't ever let it take over you. Do what you can to make use of that fear positively.

Ultimately, we should do all we can to keep ourselves moving in life. Fear can hinder us. But it can also help us progress and make our lives better. Really. Trust me, I should know :)