Expectation Management: Superfluous Torment By Seneca The Younger

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Fear
Fear is a normal thing to come by, it’s in our human nature it’s our instinct. You also don’t necessarily have to be in immediate danger to be afraid, fear can rule a person’s world for good or bad, no one knows how until it’s a little too late. People don’t notice how big of a deal fear is until it stops them from doing things and others complain about that, also included in this is the fact that even so they also don’t know that facing these fears is a lot easier than they think it is. Being determined and having a mindset of what you want to achieve can help you someday overcome your fears.
Aristotle, the Greek philosopher states in “Expectation Management” that many people fear things that aren’t going or will probably never even happen.
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Fear will always be stronger in our mind then if it were to happen to us in real life. These fears will be bothersome until we act upon them. Some fears are greater than others and will be harder to overcome. Younger tells how nothing is certain the unexpected make come while the expected may never come. How can you be afraid of something that itself is non-fathomable? “So look forward to better things”, Younger stresses the fact of how you shouldn’t fear or even think about something that’s not happening. Focus on you. Our mind exaggerates everything we think. Everything comes at a pace in which no one knows will happen so never fear the unknown. If we just fear fear that wouldn’t cancel it out, it makes it worse. Tempering your fear with hope is how you should go on about these fears not letting it get in your way. Younger believes that that our mind makes up false beings of evil, even if there’s nothing to fear at that moment. Being open to new things and seeing yourself in a new light with out this fear is how it should be. Why live a life where it’s just constant fear? Changing our perspective on these fears can even help overcome

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