Tuesday, January 04, 2005
Sometimes, have you ever wish that u can overcome your fear and do something which are totally outrageous?
My secondary school principal often mentioned- Step out of our comfort zone and into the courage zone. A realistic advise indeed but is it really tat simple? I doubt so.
During my 3 months Junior college provision orientation, for example, I experienced fear of studying in a new environment as well as meeting unfamiliar and new faces. You may be laughing right now, thinking how on earth should i be fearful. But that was exactly how i felt that day.
Under those circumstances, i could choose to run away from reality by remaining afraid and shy. I could refuse to take the initative in making new friends and become a loner as a result. But i didn't. Why? Because i managed to take a step in overcoming my fear.
I suppose in life, we are destined to face many challenges and obstacles. Anyway, It is through those situations that we learn to grow and become mature. So if we allow our own fear to stop us from achievin one goal, life would not be neither challenging nor meaningful at all.
We must dare to take risks and have the guts to say "yes" to difficult tasks. Afterall, i'm sure all of us would feel great sense of satisfaction should we really accomplised our mission.
I must admit that i'm not a daring person and there is definitely a long way for me to become someone who really dares to risk.But i'm still hopeful. I guess as long as we believe in ourselves and be confident of who we are, i'm sure overcoming our own fear is nothing difficult at all. Really.
