Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Fear
In the new song "Words I Never Said" by Lupe Fiasco he says "Fear is such a weak emotion that's why I despise it." While Lupe is a lyrical genius I do not completely agree with his take on fear. Granted fear is typically viewed as a negative thing that people try to overcome; however, there are types of fear. There are the common types such as fear of heights, or snakes, or clowns. However there are more abstract fears such as the fear of failing, of God, of going to prison. Therefore it is more appropriate to say that fear is appropriate in certain instances and in reality necessary to live in a working society. Could you imagine a world where all the fear was removed. There was a episode of Batman (which is one of my all time favorite cartoons) where the Scarecrow makes a gas that prevents people from being afraid. What ensued was utter chaos. One example was a man trying to leap from building to building because he was not afraid of the height or potential danger in falling to his death. There are certain things which we should not be afraid of and that is understandable but the fear of certain things is not only healthy but necessary to actually live.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
"I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence, fear is such a weak emotion thats why I despise it"
ReplyDeleteI agree with your statement on some fear is neccessary, like the fear of God
but (and you probably know this already which is why I'm saying now that I'm doing nothing but commenting because I've thought a lot about "fear" and its effect on people and especially myself) I think that Lupe had a different idea in mind.
He says that silence is worse than all the violence beforehand and that makes it clear that he's talking about the fear that we all know and hate. The fear to do something you love, the fear to tell that girl what you've been wanting to tell her for long, the fear of telling the truth.
I feel like as I get older, fear in itself becomes stupider and stupider.
Why didn't I answer that question in class? I know I had the right answer, but instead I let someone that I know is less capable than myself get credit for it.
Why didn't I speak up when I was put on the spot?
I know that my words can change the views of many people.
Why do look down when I'm in a front of a crowd of people?
I know that I'm stronger mentally and physically than all the people in here
Why am I afraid of showing the world what I'm truly capable of???
of glory?
Fear has been in control for far too long my friend and its about time we took the wheel
We were all ment to shine and
As we let our own light shine,
we conciously give others permission to do the same
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others
No Fear