Fear and the Legalization of Marijuana
I cower at the top of the stairs in utter terror. What is going on? Why are my parents yelling at my brother? He stands in the hallway with his head down, as stoic as ever. He never gives a response and does not even look at them as they yell and scream in front of him. My dad is almost blue in the face from the effort. What are they saying? What was that about drugs? That really sent my panic going. What stupid thing did Joseph do now? Almost 7 years my senior, my brother and I do not have the common sibling relationship. Forget normal conversation, my brother barely ever looks at me. And, at twelve years old, this hurt more than I like to let on. Later, I would realise that I do care for him, but at the moment I am angry and frightened because of this experience. The doorbell rings and two policemen walk in. If I was scared before, the entrance of these men sent me over the edge of panic. Why were the police here? From my hiding spot overlooking the hall, I had to cover my mouth with my hand to prevent the sobs that shook my body. This was beyond anything Joseph had done before. Even I, at my young age, could see that. Apparently I had not covered my cries as well as I thought because at the entrance of the policemen, my mom promptly found …show more content…
By developing fear, our ancestors were able to survive and pass on genes. Fear kept the early humans from falling off cliffs, walking around in the dark, and being killed by animals. Luckily, today we do not need to be as wary of things. In our modern society, where everything is practically given to us, there is no need to be afraid of such things. Yet, these are some of the most common phobias today. What purpose does fear serve us? One of the uses of fear is to avoid pain. Pain and fear are closely linked because when we fear, we avoid something dangerous. For example, we fear spiders because we know if it bites us, we could become seriously
I cower at the top of the stairs in utter terror. What is going on? Why are my parents yelling at my brother? He stands in the hallway with his head down, as stoic as ever. He never gives a response and does not even look at them as they yell and scream in front of him. My dad is almost blue in the face from the effort. What are they saying? What was that about drugs? That really sent my panic going. What stupid thing did Joseph do now? Almost 7 years my senior, my brother and I do not have the common sibling relationship. Forget normal conversation, my brother barely ever looks at me. And, at twelve years old, this hurt more than I like to let on. Later, I would realise that I do care for him, but at the moment I am angry and frightened because of this experience. The doorbell rings and two policemen walk in. If I was scared before, the entrance of these men sent me over the edge of panic. Why were the police here? From my hiding spot overlooking the hall, I had to cover my mouth with my hand to prevent the sobs that shook my body. This was beyond anything Joseph had done before. Even I, at my young age, could see that. Apparently I had not covered my cries as well as I thought because at the entrance of the policemen, my mom promptly found …show more content…
By developing fear, our ancestors were able to survive and pass on genes. Fear kept the early humans from falling off cliffs, walking around in the dark, and being killed by animals. Luckily, today we do not need to be as wary of things. In our modern society, where everything is practically given to us, there is no need to be afraid of such things. Yet, these are some of the most common phobias today. What purpose does fear serve us? One of the uses of fear is to avoid pain. Pain and fear are closely linked because when we fear, we avoid something dangerous. For example, we fear spiders because we know if it bites us, we could become seriously