Everybody is scared of something. Many of us are afraid to admit it, but deep down inside, each and every one of us has something that triggers an internal crumbling deep inside of us 一whether it be bugs or the meaning of life.
I, too, am afraid of a few things. I absolutely hate the sound of sirens. My hair stands on end every time I hear that familiar wee-woo! outside my window. I can’t help but raise the volume of the song playing at that moment to drown out the noise. I’m also scared of death 一 I mean, most of us are.
But there is one thing I fear the most out of everything in this world.
I am scared of missed opportunities, of a stolen possibility. I am scared of lost chances. I’m scared of waking up on the wrong side of the bed and making the wrong move. I’m scared of the domino effect that a single action could create, or the butterfly effect, as people would put it.
I’m scared of a future I don’t know yet. I’m scared of losing what’s mine. I’m scared that what hasn’t even arrived yet could be taken from me. I’m scared of experiences yet to come, fading away into the wind like the dust on the backyard porch.
Like a shadow in the night, it creeps up on me when I look at the things and the people I love. And like any other fear, it leaves this empty hole of doubt in my heart.
It’s funny how fate works because as I was scrolling through my phone one weekend, I came across a quote that would stick to me through the years: “Every song ends, but is that any reason not to enjoy the music?”
It just comes to show that everything happens for a reason. We gain and we lose and it’s all part of the big game called life. We have our highs — when we feel like we’re on top of the world — and we have our lows — when we feel like we’ve been buried six feet deep.
If I told you the world would end tomorrow, would you have wished that you spent the day differently? If your answer is yes, then let’s reflect for a second. Why is this the case? Shouldn’t we live every day as if it were our last?
And so here is advice, for both myself and you. Live your life to the fullest. Live in the present and stop worrying about what hasn’t come yet. Make that phone call, go for that interview — take risks. Do whatever makes you happy, as long as it doesn’t hurt anybody around you. Let go of your fears.
Life is too short to overthink what could happen. A meteor could be falling right now as we speak.
So cling to life. Cling to it and hold on tight. Because time passes and seasons change. We live and we grow and we go. And it’s worth more to spend time how you want to, rather than wasting minutes away worrying about the following minute to come. Never let your fears stop you.
Comments