In honor of this year’s Halloween, I have listed my 10 fears in life.
10. Dying: Many people fear death. I only fear death if I don’t get to eat Phil’s BBQ as a final meal, or get to choke on a rib while there.
9. Roller Coasters: Call me crazy, but I always feel the sense that I’m going to fall off when I’m on one. Now I know I’m not thin or anything, but it’s a scary thought knowing people have died on them before.
8. Getting Stabbed: I’m not really afraid of guns. I’m more afraid of a kid bringing a knife to school after being given a bad grade or a detention and getting stabbed. It’s rather morbid to think about.
7. Debt: Not necessarily something I have to worry about right now. However, we live in a very credit-driven society. I’d hate to someday not be able to pay off a car or a house because I got laid off at a job. Also, marrying into debt might be a problem someday as well.
6. The national debt and the U.S dollar collapsing. You might think it’s unrealistic but I do think it’s possible that it can happen in our lifetime. There will be chaos in the streets when that happens.
5. Getting fat: Yeah, maybe it comes off a little shallow, but I would actually be quite disappointed in myself if I ever get in the “above average” or “overweight” category of people. I don’t want to call people lazy that are fat because sometimes it has to do with genetics, but I hope my high metabolism will never get me to that point.
4. Another “elitist” as President. Call me crazy, but if Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, or anyone of the sort wins the presidency in 2016 I will be severely disappointed. Rand Paul doesn’t necessarily have to win, but I do think we need some fresh blood in the White House to actually change things.
3. Losing People I love: Murderers think by killing someone they have inflicted the worst punishment on that person. I disagree. If a murderer were to kill all the people I cared about though, I would be left with nothing, and no support system to rely on. That in turn would be rather horrifying.
2. Rejection: There’s no way I would be where I am today had it not been the hardships and rejections I’ve been through throughout the years. Still, it is by far of the worst things to face.
1. Dying Alone: My perception of the one has changed. However, what hasn’t changed is my eventual goal: I do want to eventually grow old with someone and share something meaningful with them. Call it a “soul mate”, or call it anything else – I just prefer not to live and die alone.
