Fear- Is it really worth it?

‘Dare to dream…
Dream to Discover’.
Certainly! How can you ever achieve your dreams, your goals if you do not even dare to do so? The thought above truly emphasizes how important it is to dream.
But at times there is this creepy feeling in our mind that holds us back, debars us from daring, from dreaming and thus from discovering… it is nothing but fear. The fear of failure. The fear of losing. The fear of fallout. And unknowingly we give up, we lose hope. But is it really worth giving up all your dreams, your aspirations for a feeling as trivial as fear? No it isn’t! Walt Disney has rightly said- “If you can DREAM it, you can DO it.” It’s just a matter of faith and courage to pursue them.

Have you ever seen small children play? How innocently and fearlessly a child fiddles with anything that you give him. He is ready to experiment, to dream, and learn a lot more things without shying away even once. The reason behind this is that children are naïve, ingenuous. They have no fear, they are not bothered about this world or for that matter they don’t even know what the word fear means. So if children can be so fearless, why can’t we as adults be fearless too?

Have you ever wondered what it takes to make new inventions or new discoveries? All great achievers, scientists, explorers have been brave. Along with hardwork it was their faith and courage that motivated them. They have progressively and intrepidly moved in the direction of their dreams. These daring people are the ones who live their life according to their imagination. No fearful person would ever venture into the unknown territories of life or the untrodden path of science and technology and if so, there wouldn’t have been any discoveries. Imagine the world if these people weren’t there… if they would have backed off from their dreams. It would have been dull, monotonous. There wouldn’t have been any of the luxuries that we are enjoying now. Life would have lacked its true essence and luster.

“Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.”- George W. Carver. People who are apprehensive of crossing the unknown paths are usually lazy and scared. They have low self-esteem and can never really achieve much in life because they do not have any dreams to motivate them. Such people can never be the leaders as they are so accustomed to being a follower throughout their life. What they do not realize is that the key to success is through failure.

Isn’t it always taught to us in school to try and try until you succeed? So why do we stop believing in this proverb once we grow up? Why do we refrain from believing in the supreme power above us who knows exactly what is good or bad for us. Certainly, we need to work towards our goals fearlessly and with a strong determination. We need to realize that God is going to show us a way out if we atleast try. “The stories of past courage... can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this each man must look into his own soul.” - John F. Kennedy. It’s on us and only us to make our dreams come true.

It’s time for us to believe in:
“Life is full of froth and bubble But two things stand alone Kindness in another man's trouble And courage in your own!”