Everything is scary until it’s not.
Insecurities, fear, perspective, experience. These are just but a few things that lead people to not accomplish what they want in life, or lead people to accomplish what they want in life. Let me tell you a short story.
Long, long ago there lived a man who was part of a small village. The village had one big problem, they had trouble finding food and water, the warriors used to travel miles and miles just to come back with a few days’ worth of food and water. Next to the village was a cave that no one had dared entered for years because what was or what wasn’t in there wasn’t certain. One night as the man was walking to his house, he saw a wild goat go inside the cave, “hmm a wild goat,” he thought to himself “that is worth a week’s while of food.” He went into his house said nothing to anyone for the next couple of days while preparing for his journey into the cave. The day had come he felt like he was prepared enough so he got out of his house early morning before the village had its eye open. He stands in front of the cave then thinks to himself…
Let’s stop there people, that short story describes a lot of things in our lives, there are several outcomes that might arise from the man going into the cave: he might find thousands and thousands of wild goats, there might be a predator in there and he might not come out alive, he might lose a limb, he might find a stream of fresh water, he might have just discovered something that will change the way they live forever. That’s life, a lot of people don’t try things because they’re scared, when that thing might be the thing that, helps them be a better person in the society, get the spouse they need, gain financial freedom, and so on and so forth, but yet they remain scared to even try and put themselves out there. I’m one of those people to this day and I’m trying to improve, to be honest, I’m not trying hard enough if I’m being realistic with myself, I’m human and so are you. You and I don’t know what’s out there and the only way to find out is to put yourself out there, try and explore new things and you’ll be surprised. Sure you might realize the world isn’t as good as you thought it would be, but you can’t change the world, and you can’t avoid it because you’re in it so what are you going to do? GIVE UP? Or you might accept the world for what it is and give it the benefit of the doubt that there are way better people and things out there. People die every second and babies are born every second. Look around you and your circle of friends and family, you might go a long time without knowing anybody in your close circle who was born or died. In short, there are a lot of people out there so before saying I’ll never be in a relationship ever again because the last five spouses cheated, or I’ll never try that again because nobody likes my work, or I like animals more than humans because some humans do things I don’t like, try educating yourself first, the world is bigger than what you can imagine.
