日课｜美文：Fear of Fear Itself

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Fear of Fear Itself
Perhaps it’s true to say that no one actually fears heights or change or the unknown, or whatever their particular brand of fear is. What they really fear is the out-of-control feeling they experience when confronted by these things. Take flying. The tendency is to focus on the plane. But it’s nothing to do with the plane. The plane is a piece of welded aluminium or steel. The thing you need to confront is yourself. What terrified you is what the plane represents in your own mind.
What we need to change is our relationship to things we can’t control. Risks will always be there. Life is one big risk from the moment we are born. People who call themselves “nervous” or “fearful” are choosing to be this way because they’ve been practicing, often for years. Some people proudly declare “I’m not a risk-taker.” Well,what on earth does that mean? Stop for a moment and think of the risks you’ve taken in your life. As a young child, you risked first standing up to walk. You risked eating new foods. Everything was an unknown quantity at that stage, but you welcomed new experience. The next time that you feel afraid, try to recall that you were once a risk-taker. Remember there really is nothing to fear but fear itself.
害怕的是害怕本身
或许没有一个人真正对高度、变化、未知物或任何特别的事情感到恐惧。他们真正害怕的是当他们面临这些事情时体验到的一种失控的感觉。以乘飞机为例，我们的恐惧倾向集中在飞机上。但事实上这和飞机没有关系。飞机只是一块块焊接的铝或钢。你应该面对的是你自己。使你感到害怕的是飞机在你脑海里所代表的东西。
我们应该改变的是我们同无法掌控的事物的关系。危险总是会存在。生命从我们出生那刻起就是一种很大的危险。称自己“紧张”或“害怕”的人是自己使然，因为他们经常多年来一直紧张或害怕。一些人骄傲地宣称“我不是一个冒险的人。”那究竟是什么意思？停下来一会儿，想想你在生活中遇到的危险。作为一个小孩，你冒了第一次站立行走的险，你冒了吃新的食物的险。在那个阶段一切都难以预料，但是你乐于接受新的经历。当你下次感到害怕时，回想一下你曾经是一个敢于冒险的人。要记住，除了害怕本身，没有什么是值得害怕的。
【注释】

  1. actually 真实地，事实上

  2. particular 不寻常的；格外的；特别的

  3. confront 面对；处理，解决（问题或困境）

  4. tendency 趋势；趋向

  5. aluminium 铝

  6. terrified 使恐惧；使十分害怕；使惊吓

  7. represent 代表

  8. on earth  究竟，到底

  9. unknown 未知的；不详的；未被确认的

  10. recall 记起；回忆起；回想起

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