Fear.作文

“Therewasalwaysaminorityafraidofsomething,andagreatmajorityafraidofthedark,afraidofthefuture,afraidofthepast,afraidofthepresent,afraidofthemselvesandshadowsofthemselves.”——TheMartianChronicles

Idobelievethattruthexistsinthisstatement.Fearisallaroundus,peoplefeardifferentstuff,allthestuffthatbecomesathreattous.Andthiscomesfromournaturalresponsetodanger,orratherournaturaldesiretolive.Thereisalsoanothercase,whenwecaretoolessaboutsomething,ortoomuch,fearcomesalong.

Darknessisthenumberonecauseoffear.Andwhenwetalkaboutdarkness,it’sthecolorblackwe’retalkingabout.Butnotexactlythecolorthatmadepeoplescared,butthemirthlessatmosphereandthisinvisiblequirkinessaboutit.It’srepresentedasapowerthatyoucannotsee,butsuckseverythingin,enclosesonyouandyoucanjuststandthereinthiscompletedarknesswithoutknowingwheretogo.Andyouseemtobefallingrightin,fallingandfalling,andcannottouchtheedges.Mostpeoplearescaredprobablybecausedarknesscanblindyouandyouwillnotknowwhatliesaroundyouandfeelunsafeforthewholetime.Whilesomesay,darknessisn’tanywherebutinsideyou,what’sinsideyouisapoweryoucannotresist.

SometimeswhenIlieinbed,especiallyatSundaynights,Ididn’twanttogotosleep,Ididn’twanttowakeup,Ididn’twanttogotoschoolonMonday,andI’mafraidofthefuture.Andthat’safearofateenager.Whilemymomdidn’twanttosleep,didn’twanttowakeup,anddidn’twanttoworkonMondays.Forelders,theymightwanttostopthetimeinplace,livelonger,andneverreachtothedayoftheirends.Weallhavemanyreasonstofearaboutthefuture,becauseit’sgoodorbadthatconcernsus.Butthereareasmallnumberofpeoplewhofearthefuturebecausetheyarecompletelyblindedandtheycanseenothingofthemselvesinthefuture.Manypeoplewithoutbeliefsorlivewithoutenjoyinglifewillfearthefuturetoo,becausethey’llhavenothingtolookforwardto,nowheretograb.It’sliketheirsoulsareempty,theyseethemselvesnowhere,inablankbackground,andthisnothingnessfreakspeopleout.

Thepastispast.Gonewiththewind.Butitstillmighthaveleftuswithfear.Amurdererwouldfearforthecrimeshecommittedinthepast.Anunfortunatepersonwouldfearthatthemisfortuneshehadgonethroughmightcomebackagain.Amiserablepersonwouldfeartothinkaboutallthesewonderfulmomentsofthepastbecausethatwillmakehermoremiserable.AndIthinkIbelongtothelastgroup

Spidermanhadtofightoverhisbadside.Frodohadtoovercomethedarkpowerofringaswellashisothersideofgreed.Andallthesethingstofearmakethemheroes.Buttheworstthingisn’twhatotherpeoplecandotoyou,butwhatyoucandotoyourselves.Whenyoulostyourbeliefs,youwillloseeverything.Wheneverweareempty,fearfillsusup.

Soprettymucheveryonehasgotsomethingtobeafraidof.Andthatisactuallyagoodthing.Thefearofdeathcontinuesourliving.Thefearofdarknessbringsustothelights.Thefearoffutureopensoureyestoseehowwonderfulitisnow.Thefearofpasttreasuresthosemomentsinourheart.Thefearofourselvesmakesusbehaveourselves.Andthefearofourshadowshelpsusseeeachotherbetter..Fearisnothing,weallhaveourreasons.

(图片摘自deviantart.)