Here's the thing about fear. It's always there. Fear of the unknown. Fear of facing it alone. Fear that those closest to you are the monsters. Fear that as soon as you slay one, there's another monster waiting to take its place. Fear that there's one more boogeyman waiting at the end of the dark hall.
— I said before, I know nothing.
— Before, you didn't have a gun pointed at your nose.
— Yes, it's coming back to me.
I’m pathetic. I was observing the world from a safe distance. I was just scared of being hurt. I was lonely. I also wanted to make friends, answer questions in class so that teachers would praise me, I was also in love, but... I was too afraid to connect myself with others and then get hurt. It was stupid to ignore this world.
— All creatures feel fear.
— Even the scary ones?
— Especially the scary ones.
We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.
Explanation:
On Groundless Fears (Letter 13)