Deep down, we all know that our lives make a difference. But when it comes to its reality this thing called fear engrosses us. Why?
Because it's a step to making a difference.
Let me share a story with you.
Some years ago when I was 13 years old, we had a neighbor who was afraid of almost every animal - rats, cockroaches, birds, snakes, name it. He is happily married with three kids. His kids were my friends. Some days they come to spend time with me at home while other days I go over to watch movies and play video games with them.
One of those days I went over, we were watching a football match with him in the sitting room. He loves football, so do we. We watch football games with him whenever he is at home. So while watching the football match, a rat ran into the sitting room from the kitchen, with the man's wife running after it with a broom in her hand. While the kids joined her in the pursuit to kill the rat, I could help but notice that the man jumped onto the couch with his tail between his legs, like a scared puppy. We killed the rat a few minutes later and returned to watching the football match. I couldn't help but think about the man's reaction. It was hilarious.
I later found it he was scared of rats.
A couple of months later, his wife went to get groceries from the market and his children were at my place. So he was alone at home.
Moments later, he ran out of his apartment shouting "Snake! Snake!!"
My father and a few other neighbors ran to his house. They searched for the snake but couldn't find it. And the man can't tell the direction the snake took, as he ran off immediately he saw the snake. Everyone retired to their apartment after a futile search.
He wasn't just afraid of rats but also snakes and perhaps most animals.
Some days later, one of his kids was bitten by a snake, probably the same snake. They were home alone, and he would have died if not for the neighbors that intervened. They found and killed the snake and the kid was treated. Thankfully he survived.
This incidence would have been prevented if the man was courageous enough to stay in the room and chase after the snake while calling for help or even killed the snake himself.
Fear...
What is fear?
Fear is just a call to exercise courage.
Without fear, there won't be courage. We can not be courageous in any situation unless we have something to protect, something to honor, something to prove, or something to commit to.
Fear is a call to action and that action should be courageous.
Source: Michaelhyatt
So it is okay to have fear over bringing your difference to reality but what you do with fear makes or mar the difference you are about to create.
Success will knock at your door the moment you play the courage to live honestly within your means, the courage to resist temptation, the courage to speak the truth, and the courage to be a better version of yourself.
For when courage steps in, you will be unstoppable.
Nothing is impossible for he that believes.
So what does it take?
To be beaten but not broken, to be battled but not defeated, to be oppressed but not captivated, to be crushed down but not destroyed.
Fear is the beginning of courage and courage lies at the core of success.
Remember that all the great works of the world have been accomplished by courage and the world's greatest victories are always born in the face of defeat. Also, nothing is more tragic than encountering a person who believes that his or her life has no meaning and that she/he has no contribution to make or value to make.
Be courageous today. Look fear in the eye and shoot it down. Don’t let it take over. Don’t let it win.
There is no courage without fear. Take charge of your fears today.
Questions: So share with us that something that you feared but were able to overcome by being courageous? And what was the outcome? Share your tale with us in the comments section below.
Ref: Michaelhyatt
Image Source: lead image is by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay.
