Insomnia Ramble

I haven't slept for the past few days so excuse any random comments I make staying from the subject. Let me start with a simple question: What is fear? "Easy. I know this!" you may tell yourself, but do you really know?

There is fake fear obviously. So what is real fear? Is it true that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself? And if so, why? It is these questions that have drawn me to research this and I have come to a conclusion. Fear is a defense mechanism specifically designed to keep us alive. If there was no fear, none of us would be alive.

It is very hard to explain this so I will put it as simply as possible and throw in as many examples as I can. You know how you may catch movements in the corner of your eye? Fear controls that. It makes you aware that there is an unknown presence near you. It may not be a threat, but you don't know that, do you? What do you do? Get up and check it out or dismiss it as nothing.

Going to check it out is a death sentence. You're better off dismissing it, but what you should do is run. As fast as you can. Just run, even if it turns out to be nothing. You don't want to take those kinds of chances. Besides....I like a challenge. Sleep tight and have dreams filled with fright, as my mother would say.

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Credited to InsanityCrow
Originally uploaded on November 17, 2012

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