Each morning when I go out to get in my truck, I see little eyes staring at me from the woods. I often wonder what they think of what they see. Are they afraid or curious? Maybe they see me as the monster in their most spectral dream or as a beautiful creature that they always imagined they could meet. Their furtive tricks tickle my neck like a tag on a shirt. I always seem to find myself wondering why they never came out of the woods. What were they afraid of? What did they have to fear? The bigger question was, what did I have to fear? Why hadn't I lurked stealthily in to the woods, finding myself analytical to what I was actually looking for?
People fear things because there minds create a chain reaction in the brain that starts with a stressful stimulus and ends with the release of chemicals towards the heart and lungs. Many fear of losing things, but they have to take the risk.
The brute may not come and examine our presence, because fear overcomes their mind. Whether the creature with the so-called gleaming eyes feels frightened, curious, or even interested, fear can subjugate the mind and prevent them from looking further in to things that may seem peculiar to them in any way. You may have an idea in your mind that is probably relevant to mine as to why we fear things. Fear is not a disease, it is not something we are compelled to do, it is a trick our mine plays on us, very cleverly at that.
We do not know what lies behind our biggest fear, so why do we fear it? What makes us think that the cause and affect to our decisions when facing a fear will turn out to be a complete disaster? I don't actually know the right answer, but I know that some of my theories can be rational. The study of fear and why we have it is something that has intrigued me for quite sometime now. I hope it interests you too.
When you see those gleaming eyes in the depths of the forest again tomorrow morning when you awaken, be sure to find yourself being pulled towards the strange mysteries of the things you wonder every day. I can almost guarantee you'll find something that you weren't expecting. Maybe you will even find yourself facing more fears, but let's not get too ahead of ourselves here.
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