What are you scared of? We all have fears, we are all scared of something. I am not talking about a fear of spiders, or snakes. What are you legitimately terrified of? Something that scares you so much that you push the thought of it away to the point where when it gets brought up you cannot find the words to discuss it? Is it a person, is it a thing, is it a place? Your fears define you, but whether or not you can overcome them is up to you. Do you need to overcome everything that you are scared of? Personally I do not believe so, but living in fear is not going to get you anywhere. I have a lot of trouble opening up to people completely, and I have a fear of disappointing the people I care about most. I also fear telling people how I really feel about certain things, although I tend to do this anyway without realizing.

The hardest thing for me to do is voice my thoughts, however, the easiest thing for me to do is voice my thoughts. Contradicting- yes. Confusing- yes. How do you think I feel? Voicing your opinion on something during this time is frowned upon, although some people would say otherwise. Everyone wants to believe that people want to hear what they have to say. Hypocritical aren’t I? I am sitting here telling you my thoughts and soon my aspirations acting as if what I have to say means something to you, maybe it does, maybe if it doesn’t mean anything to you right now, it will in a few years, but there will always be someone who it won’t matter to. The worst part about voicing your thoughts is the speaking itself. Talking is hard, whether it be face to face talking to one of your friends, a man in a suit who has your job fate in their hands, or typing to people you don’t even know. The thought of rejection terrifies everyone, even if they don’t want to admit it. Speaking and having people not listen to what you have to say is upsetting, terrifying, and unsettling all in one.

Even though I say that I am scared of voicing my opinion, I live as if I am not. I often find myself giving people advice, really good advice, that I never listen to myself. I give advice when people don’t want it, but I also give it when they need it. Sometimes I think I talk when I am not wanted to. But, lately I have learned to be okay with that. Not everyone cares about what you have to say, they don’t care about your thoughts and opinions, and there is nothing wrong with that. You are who you are, you think what you think, and in most cases people are not going to hinder your opinion on anything because your mind is already set on your beliefs. We live in a world where severely educated people are ashamed to say what they feel, and uneducated people think they’re above others. No one is above anyone, some people are smarter than others but your opinion on something is not any less important than mine is.