By Someonewise 
We don’t really fear life or living. We fear failure, rejection, consequences—and perhaps most of all, the eyes of the world watching us through them. We hate being judged, questioned or seen falling short.
Yet imagine a life without the possibility of failure, rejection or judgment. We would perhaps live like a stone—safe, untouched, but without the thrill of trying, risking, hoping, falling and rising again.
The irony is that what we fear most is also what gives life its intensity.
Failure makes success meaningful. Rejection makes acceptance precious. Fear makes courage necessary.
Perhaps the essence of living is not in eliminating fear, but in having enough courage to live fully despite it.