Conquer the Fear
"As frightening as it may be, that pain will make you stronger. Yet if you are bound to be able feel it, embrace it. It will make you more powerful than you have ever imagined. It’s the greatest gift that we have; to bear that pain without breaking. And it’s fallen from the most human path: hope. Please, Charles we need you… to hope again." –Charles Xavier Just like the young Charles Xavier, I fear pain. I fear getting hurt. I fear making mistakes. Because of this fear, I do not usually take risks. I would rather stay where I am, where it is safe rather than take the step out of my comforts. If I was the young Charles Xavier, I would probably do the same – drug myself to avoid what causes me pain and not to want it back again. But the Old Charles Xavier is right; pain makes us stronger even if it is hurts. There are also instances that even if the fear is real the danger isn’t. We live in fear of something that might not even ha