It is always amazing that in this life, good things tend to come out of us when we overcome an obstacle. In my readings, I have discovered that heroes or people that have made impact in the world had to overcome their fears. The more I observe life around me, I have discovered that it has a pattern in which it flows - it’s amazing. For instance, the negative aspects of life make certain people search for answers and that keeps them occupied. On the other hand, others choose to live with the negatives and they remain stagnant. So for what happens to us is primarily what we choose to do with our lives, that is, either accept fear or fight it with our faith believing that there is a solution.

Let me give you situations of how destructive fear can be. A relative’s health was not so good for a while. He worried so much but never wanted to go to the hospital. He dreaded seeing doctors or having anything to do with medical examinations but he bought medicines over the counter to relieve the pain but to no avail, as he was treating an illness that he may not have even had. Some days he was alright and other days he was not. One day, he received an acceptance letter to attend a university in the UK to do his masters. In order to get a visa, the British embassy advised that one of the requirements was to undergo a medical examination at their clinic. You can imagine the panic and social anxiety that he had to go through. He had to make a choice: abandon the opportunity of a good education or to go for the medicals. It was hard but he was brave enough to make an intelligent decision.

The medical results were not too good: Blood pressure was high, he had ulcers, and reproductive tissue failure. However, he was treated and got cured and is now studying in the UK. The chances of ever having a child are slim though he could have avoided this if he had acted earlier.

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