Delaney O'Neill
Sept. 26
“Fear is what makes us great. It’s what makes
us commit to the leap and dive in, full-bodied, and risk and dig and push”
I chose this section of the reading
because I think that this concept is so important and is something that everyone
should remember. It is important because I think that everyone needs to learn
not to be afraid of fear. The things we do not fear end up being mundane and
easy to come by. The most wonderful things in life are terrifying. These
wonderful things must be worked towards and do not come easily. Some of the
scariest things in my life have turned out to be some of the most incredible
things. However, I wouldn’t have these incredible things in my life if I did
not face my fears. We all have a fear of failure; it is what motivates us.
However, you learn the most from failure, not success. In a Huffington Post
article titled “3 Reasons Why Fear Is Actually a Good Thing” it is brought to
light that “courage and fear go hand in hand”. To be brave you must be facing
something that is worth being brave for. If a task or goal is easy, there is no
courage involved, and therefore the reward is less meaningful. However, facing
something difficult or scary, creating large goals, or stepping out of your
comfort zone takes courage. The root of courage is from fear and what you do
with it.
Another reason, according
to this article, fear is good is it “is intended to keep us safe”. An example
of this is the fight or flight response. However, so interpret this as an
excuse to not do something that scares them. It is argued that our fear is trying
to keep us from experiences that may harm us, so therefore to avoid a fearful situation.
I do not agree with this argument. I think that if all satiations that incite
fear are avoided, life is not really being lived to the fullest. The most
boring experiences of my life have been ones that I had to fear or nervousness
about. While I do not regret any of my experiences, I do not treasure these
like I treasure times that I was terrified. I was terrified to go away to
college, and if I were to not have faced my fears I would be at home, without
the wonderful experiences I have had in Boise.
This quote
made me look at the content of this course differently by pushing me to do
more. Doing the bare minimum in this class (and any) may be easy, but will produce
little results. Stepping out and thinking outside of the box as well as giving
each project my best will help me in the long run. Not only will I most likely
get a better grade, but I will also get something real from this class, other
than a grade. Hopefully, from the “commit to the leap” in this class will help
me learn new concepts that I will carry with me beyond college.
Fear of
failure also drives us in a different way. This fear helps push you. It pushes
you because it reminds you of what could happen of you don’t work hard.
However, it also helps create a vision of the outcome of hard work and success.
Without fear, we would not create this successful vision and would not have something
to work towards. Overall, we need fear to have any kind of goal or drive in
life.
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