FEARS

Everybody has fears. It is impossible for one to live without them; it is just the way it is. Mark Salzman lives with more fears than the average person does. He fears of getting hurt or getting rejected because he is small for his age and he feels that he is weak compared to others. Mark also fears where he may end up in life, he is scared and confused. Much like myself, I too fear where I will end up in the future, maybe about ten years down the road. I have always feared this because I had never set a goal for myself up until about two years ago, and that is the reason why I am going to Columbia. The reason why I had never set a goal is because I constantly contemplated what I was good at, and what I really wanted to dedicate my life to. With confusion came fear of pain, what most people fear along with death. Pain and confusion go together because since I had feared what my future beholds and all the pain I may go through. Mark and I share a lot of the same fears, he along with me is scared, he is not certain where this path will take him, but he is positive that it is the best for him, and it is what he wants to do. In some parts in the book, Mark really gets to believe in himself despite all his fears, which I really liked. I have accepted a lot of these fears because you are going to fear things in life, but you must learn to save that fear and turn it into strive for high success, and believe in yourself while doing so. Some people work around their fears; I try and work with them.