Finding the Strength to Fight Our Fears

Spiders, lizards, snakes, dogs, cats, and even clowns are some things that people fear in life. Being scared is an emotion that can over take the brain and make someone forget the logic of what’s really in front of us. Fear is dangerous if you let it control you, and you might not be able to control your senses and it could put you in harm’s way.  You have to find the strength to fight your fears and overcome your emotion.

You have to have strength to fight your fears because in some situations it can kill you. I agree with Terry Ahwal. With the statement “I believe it is fear we should be fighting not the “other”,” because we are all humans and we are all different. When you let fear overpower you, it can also side track you from your surroundings and make you lose concentration. Fear can also cause death, when you are in a horrific situation you would have to calm down and make the right decisions. When in fear you have to make the right decisions and you need a clear stable mind in order to do so. There has been a time when I was in fear, but I let my logic take over instead of emotion so I could get myself out of the situation safely.

 I’m not the only one who feels this way. According to Terry Ahwal, in the essay "Finding the Strength to Fight Our Fears" believing in people we think are different and fighting against our fears is extremely difficult. Terry Ahwal grew up in Palestine, and is now living in Detroit. At the age of eleven Terry had to hide under a car from the Israeli soldiers. With whom the soldiers would have killed her if she was caught. Years later in Detroit she witnessed many whites fleeing the city out of fear. After the 9/11 attack Arab and Muslim segregated themselves from other resident’s suspicions. Again they allow the differences to separate them because of fear. We should fight against fear but instead we fight people we think our different from us.

So, the next time you are in a fearful situation just remember to breathe and think logically and not emotionally so you can be in control of your fear.