We must accept first our fears | Hiba Bachiri

Growing up in a time where our parents and seniors always warn us about how the world is becoming a dangerous place and how we should not trust people around us has created trust issues for the youth demographic.
These trust issues are incited by fear of disappointment. The fear of being mistreated, let down or getting hurt by others is what our parents experienced in their life and wish for us to avoid it. The idea that they can give their offspring a smooth sailing life if they just do what they say is a delusional fantasy. It is due to their affection and their protectiveness toward us that they are blinded by the truth, and they tend to always forget that all that mistrust and pain was a necessary thing to advance in life. If they had not trusted their significant partner they wouldn’t have had kids, if they had not trusted their landlord they wouldn’t have had a house and the list goes on.

As an individual, one must realize to accept their own fear, place their trust in order to fulfill their goals, while fully accepting the fact that there will always be a chance for failure. As cliché as it may sound, and as easy it is to say it is as equally as hard to do, because accepting the consequences of a failure and mistrust is not an easy feat. Before trusting others, we must trust ourselves that no matter what the outcome is, we will not let it get in the way. As life curves around, we must curve with it.

Collective work is necessary to build a future, be it yours or someone else’s. One must get over the temptation of wanting the whole cake and eating it. Of course if someone made the cake with you they have the right for a slice. Let’s trust ourselves and others. We must not stay prisoners to our greed and fear and cut ourselves a slice.