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“How many times today did you see or hear something that made you afraid? Afraid of getting mugged. Afraid of driving up your cholesterol. Afraid of being late with a payment. Afraid of speaking to a cute child. Afraid of some theoretical global disaster. Afraid of voicing your honest opinion about something. Afraid of approaching a desirable woman. Afraid of contracting a disease. Afraid of being late. Afraid of breaking a law. Afraid of getting angry at work. Afraid of another motorist on the highway. Afraid of asking yourself how you really feel. Afraid of stopping what you’re doing for even a moment. Afraid of doing anything different. How many times? Five? Ten? Twenty? A hundred? Everything we’re told is designed to make us afraid, and we are becoming a nation of cowards, but it is your fears that are eating us alive...." --Journal Excerpt dated August 1, 1997 |