A life spent in fear

             A LIFE SPENT IN FEAR IS A LIFE HALF LIVED
             When i consider how my life was spent, what i want most is to be able to look back and say that there wasn't anything I regret, no chances i didn't take, nothing i passed up and most importantly that I have enjoyed life to the fullest. Life is too short to have spent asking yourself " what if ". What if I have tried harder, done more, been better. There are many things beyond our control that keep us from our dreams, but fear is the worst, and we bring it upon ourselves.
             " FEAR " , definition- " a painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger ". Fear can hold you in a grip so tight that you feel as though there is no way to escape it. Everybody has a fear in life, but overcoming one's fear gives a satisfying sense of triumph and pride.
             To live your life in comfirmity is to keep yourself from your full potential. People fear many things, and of these, the most common is failure. People feel that they can not express their true emotions without fear of people looking down on them and branding them as being different. But, people neglect to realise that some of the greatest and most influential people in the history of the world have been those willing to take risks. You can not make a difference if you are not different from the main stream. William Shakespear for example, in his he time pushed to the limits and is now the most famous writer ever to grace the pages. That is how i want to be remembered, someone who never gave up and never feared to progress and succeed in life. Another example is Christopher Columbus, people laughed at him when he said that the world was round. But now after modern technology we discover that the world is round and we pay tribute to him for his bravery for standing up for what he thought was right.
             Fear of rejection also keeps people from many wonderful things in life.If your fear of rejection
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