I HOLD MY PLACARD TODAY - 'NOT AFRAID'
Pic.: Sunitha Sujir “Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” - Jack Canfield O ne thing I am extremely aware of, in my life, is ‘Fear’. It is very much there in me… constantly making me alert, anxious and, sometimes, even paralyzed. So, if you ask me, “Is fear bad?”, I am will say, “Yes”. And, if you ask me “Can fear go from life?”, I , with whatever wisdom I have possessed so far, I will say, “No”. And, here is the paradox of the reality: Fear is bad when it cripples me. But, I am aware that my life cannot be free from it. So, what is the sensible thing to do? If fear cannot go, then, the sensible thing to do in life is to befriend it… make it a companion, an ally. Every day, there are moments in my life when I experience a great deal of fear… For a while, I remain anxious and immobile. But, because I know that’s how it is… before I befriend it, a silence descends on my heart… and I am able to see the bright side of fear: H...