Assertion: Terry Ahwal, Finding Strength to fight our fears

The author states, “I believe in fighting fear.” It’s a bold statement, I think. Easier said then done most certainly in the author’s anecdote. Fear, for me, is more an emotion than a feeling. I think some people let fear become physical, especially if I were hiding under a truck from men that could possibly kill me. I do believe in fighting fear. I believe that fear has to internally be fought, in the mental state, so that it does not evolve into a physical limit. The author also mentions that, “Once again, we allow differences to separate us because of fear.” I absolutely 100% agree with her on that. There is something about humans, and I don’t know if it has to do with the way we were created, or how our country came about, or the time period we’re living in, but something does separate us all. Fear causes people to doubt the good-heartedness in others, especially in racial terms. I can not explain the reasoning, but on some level, I think everyone responds to fear in other ethnicities of people. I forget that Black people, or Indian people, might see me as something threatening. I forget to put myself in their position, and for them to put themselves in mine. Maybe if we all just look a little further than ourselves and our presumptuous natures, then fear wouldn’t turn into anything more than a small occurrence in our heads’.