A Cage Of Fear

A young man was once sitting and contemplating over his upcoming fight. His opponent was much bigger and much stronger than him and he had a very great chance of getting hurt. He had little chance of winning and his critics made him know this. There would be a large crowd attending this fight, thus the man was worried about being embarrassed in front of his peers. He felt as though he was trapped in a cage, but he decided to fight and there was no way out.

This man had no option but to overcome his fear and defeat this giant, and he did it with nothing but a stick and a catapult. When David won against Goliath he became a hero. Yes he had faith on his side but what if he was too afraid to fight; he would have run away and neither you nor I would know who David was.

Is fear holding you back? Have you had and moments to be great lately and failed because of fear of the unknown?

Sometimes being comfortable can prevent us from reaching our potential. I used to be very shy, I was always afraid of the outcomes of doing something that was out of the ordinary. I was afraid of what others would think if I said or did something that could possibly be perceived as strange. Most of us have been through this more than once in our lives especially regarding relationships, “should I let her know I have feelings for her, what if she laughs at me.” Later in life I came to the conclusion that; so what if I’m laughed at, the moment only lasts a second and at least I had the balls to dear, which is a lot better than being the guy or girl who is the first to laugh but never takes any chances.

In our lives we are faced with similar situations all the time, do we step out of the crowd and dear to be great or do we simply follow and realise at the end of our lives that we were nothing but a sheep.

When last have you stepped out of your comfort zone? Did if feel good? Unlikely, it’s not always going to be easy in fact it’s more likely to be a challenge to do something different but I guarantee it’ll be more rewarding then doing nothing.

I heard on the radio today that 90% of the reason that people die while choking is because they leave the room because they do not want to be embarrassed. 90% of people die from choking because they are afraid of what people think of them.

You have to ask yourself, do I want to die another forgettable face in the crowd? Or do I want to live my life to be remembered?

I don’t have the answers to these questions. Guess we’ll have to wait and see.


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