That's the thing about fear. It doesn't need proof. It just needs that feeling. And once that

feeling is there, the fear takes over. It starts filling in the blanks with the worst case scenario.

It tells you stuff like, if I fail, my life is over.

You're going to Mexico. You better be careful because you could get kidnapped by the narcos.

If you go to Brazil, you better watch out because you could get robbed at gunpoint.

If you swim in the ocean, you better be on the lookout because there's sharks out there.

Maybe you shouldn't travel alone because you can't trust people.

There are literally a million reasons to be

afraid. And these aren't irrational fears, right? People have lost limbs from shark attacks. People have

lost their lives to the cartel. People have lost their kidneys to traffickers in Colombia, right?

Fear doesn't just come out of nowhere.

It comes from real life situations, real world cautionary tales that have actually happened.

And fear is very much primal.

It's biological.

It's wired into our DNA to be cautious, to scan around for danger

and to prepare for the works. Because we've been taught that ignoring our fear is essentially

inviting potential disaster. And in some cases, that's true. Fear has saved lies. It keeps us from walking down dark alleys at night.

Fear stops us from making reckless decisions. It helps us survive the most dangerous situations.

So we should absolutely be aware of our surroundings. We should make smart choices.

We should acknowledge risks where they exist,

which is why we need to sometimes listen to that fear and trust it. If there's even a 1% chance

that something could go horribly wrong, isn't it better to be safe than sorry? But I have a

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