Fear

# Chapter 9

Fears and tears. Most of the time we think of fear as the boogy-man kind of fear, where we are scared of some type of monster or animal or the dark and our first response is to run away (ok and some strange people might want to fight), to get to some safe place and not be afraid any longer. This adrenaline rush is not pleasant nor generally sought after. And then there is the York Fair Carnival variant of this experience, where you place yourself in danger on purpose and ride a rollercoaster or bungee jump or some other such insanity to get a similar adrenaline rush for the thrill of it. These people keep amusement parks in business.

But there is a whole other category of fear that is very adult, fear of failing, fear of trying, fear of missing out, fear of falling short, fear of . . . there really are quite a lot of them and I am only touching on the failing-trying-missing-out spectrum. Because I am committed to you changing the world and since I have been in that business a very long time, I can assure you that it is crawling with fearful experiences and difficulties, and the faint of heart rarely make a ripple in this turbulent pond of terrible situations. Tears are a common place event in this frightful world of slavery, trafficking, abuse, orphanages and dozen other worlds of darkness and hopelessness. Those caught in these worlds already shed tears of shame and pain, but if you and I don’t conquer our fears, even if it brings us to tears, then more will suffer.

It is astonishingly difficult to help people take the step of action here. Of everyone who is human feels it, but to take action is a quantum leap of difficulty. Can you overcome your fear?