Ever wondered what it is to be fearless? Had a coincidental discussion with a couple of friends the other day and it just drew on me to note this down. The idea of 'fearless' had been flirting in and out of my mind for a few years now.
My first encounter with it was when I read a book about Michael Jordan. In the book, someone asked him, "What goes through your mind when you are taking the last shot of the game? Potentially a game-tying shot or a game-winning one?"
"I take it just like any other shot. Why think about missing the shot before you even took it?" came the answer(or something to that extent)
Back to the discussion. We were discussing on how 'fear' or rather thinking of 'fear' or 'the fear of failure' can really affect how we do things. Yes, having the fear of failure helps put realism in us and helps to steer us towards excellence as we strive to avoid failure. Well, sometimes only. The fear of failure sometimes grips us so tightly that we just crumple or worse, don't even give it a shot.
To give up without even trying, to some, is total failure. It's worse than "I tried, but failed."
Actually there's nothing wrong with trying.
Maybe this 'fear' thing became more apparent to me as I am making some important decisions of my life. My parents could see the worry in me. And I am grateful for their words of encouragement.
船到桥头自然直。
金玉良言 indeed. Taking each step at a time. I am going to be fearless in things that I do. As long as I prepared to the 'So what', if I fail.
"For as long as I am prepared."
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