The Loyalty of Fear

What is more binding than fear? In the end, discomfort outranks comfort. How great is the comfort when the discomfort ends? It's limbic. It's fundamental. It's nothing to be ashamed of.

We all pretend to know what we would do in the face of fear. Our ignorance becomes prejudice. We all think we would have done things differently, better. But when our time comes, no matter the path we take, when it's over and we know the depths of fear (both within ourselves and others), we must forgive ourselves and others for this loyalty. Wisdom cannot forever keep fear at bay and healing is a feeling. When we stand among the aftermath's rubble, let us thank the universe for redemption, that we might rebuild our lives together.

It is not to forgive and forget. It is to comprehend, accept, and let go. It is not even about moving on, as if every moment in life must be filled with deeper meaning; sometimes someone is simply a predator and that's how life works. It is consciously accepting the cost. It's about severing the memory's control. When we choose to ignore it, we demolish its power and distance ourselves from its influence. Only the entitled believe life is fair. The only thing left to do is decide how long the mistake will haunt us.

As much as we move towards things, as much as we pretend to be free, when the time comes, when fear floods our heart, we will do what it takes to escape or die fighting. This is the loyalty of fear. Ultimately, the human animal will fall from time to time. The animal cannot conquer fear but the human can deal with it.

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