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Does Fear Paralyze You? Here Is How To Go Beyond Fear.
Stop letting fear control your life and step into who you’re meant to be.
I don’t know if you are aware of the tensions between India and Pakistan.
Last week, things escalated pretty quickly.
The tensions rose as each day passed. My friends who live near the border experienced regular drone attacks and could hear the surface-to-air missiles every night.
I rarely watch the news, but I just peek at the headlines once or twice a day to keep up with the ongoing status.
But do I believe everything that the news says?
No.
If I had the privilege to know the ground reality where my friends live, I would take it. If I had the privilege to help them, I would. If I had the privilege to give them a different perspective, I offered it.
During this time, my relative showed me a clipping from the news.
The reporter was sitting in their AC offices, with views of jets flying in the background and the blaring sound of air raid sirens as they shouted in their pitch voices.
Instead of reporting, it was felt that they were fighting on the front lines.
