Where does it begin?
Fear of the dark.
Fear of the stranger.
Fear of the parent.
Fear of the barking dog.
Fear of the bright flashing light.
Fear of the bully.
Fear of being embarrassed.
Fear of being caught.
When does fear ripen?
Fear of peers.
Fear of sexual identity.
Fear of society.
Fear of judgment.
Fear of the future.
Fear of the unknown.
We are all at odds with fear our entire life.
We do many things to keep our attention from focusing on our fear.
Drugs, alcohol, sex, career, religion, politics, pets, eating, reading, music, walks, talking…
All human activity is a way of doing something anything that will keep us from thinking about our fear.
Ultimately, what can all these fears be boiled down to?
Death.
As far as we can understand, we are the only life form on the planet that knows it will no longer exist one day.
That’s real.
Everything we ever love will die.
That is why we run.
That is why we run from sunrise to sunrise.
We run to keep ahead of the fear.
We create a whole pantheon of stories we tell about the past, the present, and the future.
These stories we tell ourselves keep us from accepting the reality of death.
This is the evil at the heart of humanity.
This fear.
This fear of death keeps us from doing what is right.
This fear of death keeps us from doing what is just.
This fear of death keeps us from loving each other.
Understanding that death is the final act of living tells us about the importance of life.
Every life, every life is essential.
Every life, including yours and mine, has meaning.
You will not pass through this universe in its current form ever again.
Understanding how precious life is, the life of the individual, means; what it really means requires us to do more.
We can not let people die and let God sort them out.
That’s absurd logic.
This life is all we are guaranteed.
This is why we stand; we speak up, and we fight for what is right.
For justice.
For freedom.
For our human rights.
Fear is the slayer of truth.
Love gives birth to the truth.
I love you all; this is why I’m telling you the truth.
Drop hate be hope.
Peace.
DFrey
