We must learn to live with danger, " he now said to Kino. "Do you mean the ocean and the volcano cannot hurt us if we are not afraid?" Kino asked. "No, " his father replied. "I did not say that. Ocean is there and volcano is there. It is true that on any day ocean may rise into storm and volcano may burst into flame. We must accept this fact, but without fear. We must say, 'Someday I shall die, and does it matter whether it is by ocean or volcano, or whether I grow old and weak?' " "I don't want to think about such things, " Kino said. "it is right for you not to think about them, " his father said. "Then do not be afraid. When you are afraid, you are thinking about them all the time. Enjoy life and don not fear death - that is the way of a good Japanese. Pearl S. Buck
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Being afraid is not being honest with oneself. It is being caught up in the hysteria of an event which has not yet happened. When one hears the word fear, many people automatically think of this kind of fear. Fear of death, or fear of losing money or health, are all very real fears.

Many people are afraid to take risks because they are afraid of losing something important to them. However, it is important not to be afraid of losing something that doesn’t matter.

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