Once there lived a little Fear. A very little fear. He wanted to grow up and become as big as his mom and dad. His dad, the big Fear, said to him:
‘Go and look for those who are afraid of something. If you defeat them, you will become bigger, which means you will soon grow up, if they defeat you, you will remain as small as you are now.’
There was nothing left for the fear but to do as the father said. The little fear ran off to look for those who were afraid of anything in the world. Suddenly, he saw a woman and her daughter walking along the road. He decided to follow them. They were walking for some time when they saw a puddle ahead.
‘Yeah, now I will sit on the girl's shoulder and try to convince her that she is afraid of the puddle,’ the little Fear thought and sat down on the girl's left shoulder.
‘Oh, mom! A puddle! I'm afraid to walk over it. I may drown,’ and the girl began to cry.
‘Oh, my dear daughter, my pumpkin! You are wearing boots. And you are a brave girl. It's just a puddle, and I'm here with you. We'll overcome this fear!’ Mom reassured her daughter.
Fear immediately jumped off the girl’s shoulder, because she boldly looked at the road, where there was more than one puddle, and calmly walked over the puddles. After all, she had shiny pink boots.
‘It didn't work!’ little Fear grumbled and walked on.
A car drove up to the house. A boy of about six ran out to meet his father and shouted joyfully:
‘My Dad has arrived! He’s bought me a bike,’ the boy was very happy.
His Dad really did unload a children's bike from the trunk, put it on the ground and said:
‘Well, son, let's learn to ride!’
Without thinking twice, the little Fear immediately climbed onto the boy's shoulder and the boy began to whine:
‘I won't ride a bike. I'm scared. I may fall off that bike,’ the boy was whining.
Dad smiled and said:
‘I know this feeling. When I was a child, Fear wanted to defeat me too, but I didn't give up. I said to myself that everyone could ride a bike, so I’d learn too. Of course, I got a lot of bumps and bruises while I learned to ride, but, as you can see, I’ve learned to ride it. And I'll be with you. Do you believe me? Together we'll conquer your fear!’ the father said reassuringly.
The Fear rolled down from the boy's shoulder head over heels, because the boy boldly got on the bike and slowly, with the help of his dad, of course, he started riding the bike... The next day, the boy himself was already boldly riding the bike.
And here the Fear was left with nothing but disappointment. He decided to run to the lake. It was a hot day and everyone wanted to splash around in the cool water.
‘Here I can meet someone whom I’ll win over,’ thought the little Fear. He sat down on a bench near the lake and began to wait. A little girl and her mother came to the lake. They approached the water. Fear hurried to his favorite place, the girl's left shoulder. Of course, compared to the air temperature, the water in the lake was much cooler. It is for a reason that children and adults find shelter from the heat in the water.
The girl stuck her right foot into the water and immediately screamed.
‘I won't go into the water. I'm scared! The water is cold,’ and she started crying.
Mom started to persuade her daughter, ‘Look, all the girls and boys enjoy swimming. At first, the water only seems cold.’
But the girl was crying uncontrollably. Then the mother took her daughter aside, waited for her to calm down and calmly said, ‘Okay, we'll go home, but keep in mind that we won't come here again, and you'll never swim and have fun like all those boys and girls.’
The girl immediately stopped crying and thought about it for a while.
And the mother continued, ‘You just have to overcome your fear. Let's try. After all, you're a brave girl.’ And both of them, holding hands, stepped toward the water. Fear clung to the girl until the very end. And she boldly jumped into the water, because her mother was nearby. Fear almost drowned. Cursing and choking, the Fear scrambled ashore. Yes, and here little Fear lost his battle. He was sitting on the bench for a while, warming himself up, drying out, thinking about his life.
He was unlucky. Everything would have been different if he had been born fearless.
‘What can I do? Fate... this is it,’ he thought. ‘My Mom and Dad somehow managed to grow up. So, I can grow up too. There are a lot of people in the world and a lot of places where there are a lot of those people who might be scared of something,’ little Fear kept on thinking. ‘There would be enough for my lifetime.’
And the little boy calmed down.
And soon a mind-blowing thought came to his mind. Bingo! Since Fear can think, it means he has brains. And if he has brains, it means he has a head. Brains move, which means there are thoughts. And if there are thoughts, it means there is life. If there is life, it means there will be actions. And the little Fear decided to act decisively and determinately. He turned on his brain at full blast, thoughts began to flow...
People are most afraid of pain. Where do they hurt the most? Of course, in the hospital. That's where he decided to direct his footsteps. Of course, little Fear didn't have any feet. This is just said as a side note. He may be small, but he's already quite smart. Just like his dad! And his mom! And also like his grandparents, great-grandparents, great-grandparents. All fears are the same. Only people perceive them differently.
Distance does not exist for Fear. Fear just thinks, uses imagination, and it is already where it wants to be. Even their thoughts can’t keep up with them.
It happens that a person gets scared at first, only then thinks and asks himself: why am I scared? And then he decides whether to be scared or not.
So, here is the hospital. They give vaccinations here. Fear sat down on the windowsill. He crossed his legs and began to wait. A little boy and his mother came into the medical treatment unit. The mother said to the nurse, ‘My son is a real man! He's not afraid of vaccinations!’
The boy looked boldly at the nurse.
The nurse, in turn, added, ‘Who's afraid of a mosquito bite? Only cowards! And your boy is not a coward!’ and she gave the boy an injection. Of course, he was not very pleased with the procedure, but he didn't even cry out in pain.
‘What an unlucky day today,’ the little Fear was sad. ‘I'll go and rest. One day is not a whole life,’ the little Fear sighed. ‘I'll wait until night. Everyone is afraid of the dark.’
With those encouraging thoughts, he climbed into the farthest corner of the farthest room and dozed off. When he woke up, there was no one in the hospital anymore.
He went to the nearest house. A girl and her mother lived there. It was evening, the mother and her daughter were at home. The mother was reading a book, and the daughter was drawing. The Fear sat on the girl's left shoulder in advance, just in case. Suddenly the girl said, ‘Mom, I would like to drink some water.’
‘Go to the kitchen and have a drink,’ her mother advised her.
‘But I'm afraid of the dark,’ the girl answered. ‘Pumpkin, you are a big girl now. Turn on the light in the kitchen and you won't be scared,’ her Mom calmly advised.
But the girl was naughty and therefore continued to insist, ‘I'm afraid of the dark, let's go together.’
‘There is no one at home except us. You only have to stretch out your hand and you can turn on the light,’ Mom tried to persuade her.
‘No, I want to drink some water, but I'm scared...,’ the daughter cried capriciously. She wasn't even going to try to defeat Fear.
‘Hurray!’ the Fear exclaimed. ‘I’ve won! Now I will grow up! I will stay in this house to live!’
Mom, as always, had to go to the kitchen herself to bring her daughter some water.
The next day, the girl saw that her friends had come to visit their grandparents for the weekend. The mother suggested to her daughter, ‘Go and talk to your friends.’
‘Mom, I'm afraid to go and talk to them. What if they don't want to be friends with me?’ the girl answered.
‘But you can't know what they want. To know that, you have to meet them,’ the mother insisted.
‘No, I won't go. I'm scared,’ the girl was stubborn.
It looks like Fear has settled in this house for a long time. I hope this fairy tale is not about you. I mean that Fear likes to be with those who put up with it and acknowledge its victory. But it's not even in your head. Plant fearlessness on your right shoulder. And then, when you are alone in the dark, tell your Fear:
- I am fearless or I have no fear! I am not afraid of anything or anyone! Let the darkness be afraid of me! Fear will bounce off you like a ball. It is afraid of everything itself. Of course, it will come back to you more than once, checking whether you have lost your fearlessness. But remember! It is up to you whether to be afraid or not. Do you agree with me, my little reader?
‘Go and look for those who are afraid of something. If you defeat them, you will become bigger, which means you will soon grow up, if they defeat you, you will remain as small as you are now.’
There was nothing left for the fear but to do as the father said. The little fear ran off to look for those who were afraid of anything in the world. Suddenly, he saw a woman and her daughter walking along the road. He decided to follow them. They were walking for some time when they saw a puddle ahead.
‘Yeah, now I will sit on the girl's shoulder and try to convince her that she is afraid of the puddle,’ the little Fear thought and sat down on the girl's left shoulder.
‘Oh, mom! A puddle! I'm afraid to walk over it. I may drown,’ and the girl began to cry.
‘Oh, my dear daughter, my pumpkin! You are wearing boots. And you are a brave girl. It's just a puddle, and I'm here with you. We'll overcome this fear!’ Mom reassured her daughter.
Fear immediately jumped off the girl’s shoulder, because she boldly looked at the road, where there was more than one puddle, and calmly walked over the puddles. After all, she had shiny pink boots.
‘It didn't work!’ little Fear grumbled and walked on.
A car drove up to the house. A boy of about six ran out to meet his father and shouted joyfully:
‘My Dad has arrived! He’s bought me a bike,’ the boy was very happy.
His Dad really did unload a children's bike from the trunk, put it on the ground and said:
‘Well, son, let's learn to ride!’
Without thinking twice, the little Fear immediately climbed onto the boy's shoulder and the boy began to whine:
‘I won't ride a bike. I'm scared. I may fall off that bike,’ the boy was whining.
Dad smiled and said:
‘I know this feeling. When I was a child, Fear wanted to defeat me too, but I didn't give up. I said to myself that everyone could ride a bike, so I’d learn too. Of course, I got a lot of bumps and bruises while I learned to ride, but, as you can see, I’ve learned to ride it. And I'll be with you. Do you believe me? Together we'll conquer your fear!’ the father said reassuringly.
The Fear rolled down from the boy's shoulder head over heels, because the boy boldly got on the bike and slowly, with the help of his dad, of course, he started riding the bike... The next day, the boy himself was already boldly riding the bike.
And here the Fear was left with nothing but disappointment. He decided to run to the lake. It was a hot day and everyone wanted to splash around in the cool water.
‘Here I can meet someone whom I’ll win over,’ thought the little Fear. He sat down on a bench near the lake and began to wait. A little girl and her mother came to the lake. They approached the water. Fear hurried to his favorite place, the girl's left shoulder. Of course, compared to the air temperature, the water in the lake was much cooler. It is for a reason that children and adults find shelter from the heat in the water.
The girl stuck her right foot into the water and immediately screamed.
‘I won't go into the water. I'm scared! The water is cold,’ and she started crying.
Mom started to persuade her daughter, ‘Look, all the girls and boys enjoy swimming. At first, the water only seems cold.’
But the girl was crying uncontrollably. Then the mother took her daughter aside, waited for her to calm down and calmly said, ‘Okay, we'll go home, but keep in mind that we won't come here again, and you'll never swim and have fun like all those boys and girls.’
The girl immediately stopped crying and thought about it for a while.
And the mother continued, ‘You just have to overcome your fear. Let's try. After all, you're a brave girl.’ And both of them, holding hands, stepped toward the water. Fear clung to the girl until the very end. And she boldly jumped into the water, because her mother was nearby. Fear almost drowned. Cursing and choking, the Fear scrambled ashore. Yes, and here little Fear lost his battle. He was sitting on the bench for a while, warming himself up, drying out, thinking about his life.
He was unlucky. Everything would have been different if he had been born fearless.
‘What can I do? Fate... this is it,’ he thought. ‘My Mom and Dad somehow managed to grow up. So, I can grow up too. There are a lot of people in the world and a lot of places where there are a lot of those people who might be scared of something,’ little Fear kept on thinking. ‘There would be enough for my lifetime.’
And the little boy calmed down.
And soon a mind-blowing thought came to his mind. Bingo! Since Fear can think, it means he has brains. And if he has brains, it means he has a head. Brains move, which means there are thoughts. And if there are thoughts, it means there is life. If there is life, it means there will be actions. And the little Fear decided to act decisively and determinately. He turned on his brain at full blast, thoughts began to flow...
People are most afraid of pain. Where do they hurt the most? Of course, in the hospital. That's where he decided to direct his footsteps. Of course, little Fear didn't have any feet. This is just said as a side note. He may be small, but he's already quite smart. Just like his dad! And his mom! And also like his grandparents, great-grandparents, great-grandparents. All fears are the same. Only people perceive them differently.
Distance does not exist for Fear. Fear just thinks, uses imagination, and it is already where it wants to be. Even their thoughts can’t keep up with them.
It happens that a person gets scared at first, only then thinks and asks himself: why am I scared? And then he decides whether to be scared or not.
So, here is the hospital. They give vaccinations here. Fear sat down on the windowsill. He crossed his legs and began to wait. A little boy and his mother came into the medical treatment unit. The mother said to the nurse, ‘My son is a real man! He's not afraid of vaccinations!’
The boy looked boldly at the nurse.
The nurse, in turn, added, ‘Who's afraid of a mosquito bite? Only cowards! And your boy is not a coward!’ and she gave the boy an injection. Of course, he was not very pleased with the procedure, but he didn't even cry out in pain.
‘What an unlucky day today,’ the little Fear was sad. ‘I'll go and rest. One day is not a whole life,’ the little Fear sighed. ‘I'll wait until night. Everyone is afraid of the dark.’
With those encouraging thoughts, he climbed into the farthest corner of the farthest room and dozed off. When he woke up, there was no one in the hospital anymore.
He went to the nearest house. A girl and her mother lived there. It was evening, the mother and her daughter were at home. The mother was reading a book, and the daughter was drawing. The Fear sat on the girl's left shoulder in advance, just in case. Suddenly the girl said, ‘Mom, I would like to drink some water.’
‘Go to the kitchen and have a drink,’ her mother advised her.
‘But I'm afraid of the dark,’ the girl answered. ‘Pumpkin, you are a big girl now. Turn on the light in the kitchen and you won't be scared,’ her Mom calmly advised.
But the girl was naughty and therefore continued to insist, ‘I'm afraid of the dark, let's go together.’
‘There is no one at home except us. You only have to stretch out your hand and you can turn on the light,’ Mom tried to persuade her.
‘No, I want to drink some water, but I'm scared...,’ the daughter cried capriciously. She wasn't even going to try to defeat Fear.
‘Hurray!’ the Fear exclaimed. ‘I’ve won! Now I will grow up! I will stay in this house to live!’
Mom, as always, had to go to the kitchen herself to bring her daughter some water.
The next day, the girl saw that her friends had come to visit their grandparents for the weekend. The mother suggested to her daughter, ‘Go and talk to your friends.’
‘Mom, I'm afraid to go and talk to them. What if they don't want to be friends with me?’ the girl answered.
‘But you can't know what they want. To know that, you have to meet them,’ the mother insisted.
‘No, I won't go. I'm scared,’ the girl was stubborn.
It looks like Fear has settled in this house for a long time. I hope this fairy tale is not about you. I mean that Fear likes to be with those who put up with it and acknowledge its victory. But it's not even in your head. Plant fearlessness on your right shoulder. And then, when you are alone in the dark, tell your Fear:
- I am fearless or I have no fear! I am not afraid of anything or anyone! Let the darkness be afraid of me! Fear will bounce off you like a ball. It is afraid of everything itself. Of course, it will come back to you more than once, checking whether you have lost your fearlessness. But remember! It is up to you whether to be afraid or not. Do you agree with me, my little reader?