The fear of unknown
When was the last time you took a leap of faith and surrendered yourselves to the universe conspiring to navigate you? Those of you who have dived in oceans might know that there is always terror of abyss, a point wherein the light stops penetrating and its just dark inside, we have the fear of unknown. We don't know what to expect and yet we do fear; fear of massive sea creatures, about losing our way or just the unfathomable things (thanks hollywood). The fact that the horror resides mostly in the mind and it has no relevance to the actual level of threat should speak volumes on how our mind is always in a precarious state of being sold off to the devil. Fear shapes up our decisions early on in life and builds resistance to try anything new "Hey but what if it ends up bad?". They say never settle in your 20s, perhaps the most dynamic phase of your life, many things start shaping up at this age, may it be academically, professionally or personally. Yet I see many of...