The fear behind fear
As human beings we live with fear on a daily basis. Fear is a major factor in our decision-making. We choose careers, goods, even significant others based on these fears. We fear rejection, we fear failing, we fear being outcast from society. As a social defense mechanism, a large percentage of us battle this fear by several means. One way we handle this fear is by becoming cynical. We start to view everything negatively (so as not to get upset) and we find other cynical people that confirm our worldviews. This cynicism is a cancer to society and ironically keeps future generations from conquering their fears.




