As said by Judy Blume in her book Tiger Eyes, “Each of us must confront our own fears, must come face to face with them. How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives. To experience adventure or to be limited by the fear of it." Fear is a huge component that inhibits people from leaving their comfort zones and accepting the call of adventure. While there are some people who are daring enough to accept this call with open arms, most people choose to send adventure straight to voicemail. The reason some do this is that their fear of failure, danger, humiliation, and the unknown, get in the way of them living life to the fullest. The evidence for this can be found in Gaiman (2006), Cox (2008), along with my experience
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Vic, a character in this short story says to Enn, “They’re just girls, they don’t come from another planet.” (para. 16). Vic says this to Enn because Enn is frightened of the unknown, in this case, girls. He doesn’t understand them and why they look so much older than they actually are. He doesn’t even begin to know how to hold a conversation with them. (para. 19) Fear of the unknown is one of the greatest fears that stop people from stepping out of their comfort zone. Like Enn, if someone doesn’t know what lies at the bottom of the deep dark ocean, or just simply not knowing what is going to happen next, they are likely to not be adventurous and try something new. This fear causes people to constantly worry and be so nervous that they refuse to take a couple of risks here and …show more content…
If people are constantly living in fear, whether that is the fear of failure, danger, humiliation, or the unknown, they are limiting themselves and the experiences they could have in their lifetime. Do you think Lynne Cox would hold the abundance of records she has if she was too frightened of swimming in freezing cold water? Do you think Enn would have gotten the confidence to talk to girls if he had never put himself in a different situation? People should care about confronting their fears and answering the call of adventure, because without doing so they will “live” in constant fear and never actually live the best life they
Vic, a character in this short story says to Enn, “They’re just girls, they don’t come from another planet.” (para. 16). Vic says this to Enn because Enn is frightened of the unknown, in this case, girls. He doesn’t understand them and why they look so much older than they actually are. He doesn’t even begin to know how to hold a conversation with them. (para. 19) Fear of the unknown is one of the greatest fears that stop people from stepping out of their comfort zone. Like Enn, if someone doesn’t know what lies at the bottom of the deep dark ocean, or just simply not knowing what is going to happen next, they are likely to not be adventurous and try something new. This fear causes people to constantly worry and be so nervous that they refuse to take a couple of risks here and …show more content…
If people are constantly living in fear, whether that is the fear of failure, danger, humiliation, or the unknown, they are limiting themselves and the experiences they could have in their lifetime. Do you think Lynne Cox would hold the abundance of records she has if she was too frightened of swimming in freezing cold water? Do you think Enn would have gotten the confidence to talk to girls if he had never put himself in a different situation? People should care about confronting their fears and answering the call of adventure, because without doing so they will “live” in constant fear and never actually live the best life they