I feared Pain ..
until I learned that it’s necessary for Growth.
I feared the Truth..
until I saw the Ugliness in Lies.
I feared Life..
until I experienced its Beauty.
I feared Death ..until I realized that it’s not an end, but a beginning.
I feared my destiny..
until I realized that I had the Power to change my life.
I feared Hate..
until I saw that it was nothing more than Ignorance.
I feared Love..
until it touched my Heart, making the Darkness fade into endless Sunny days.
I feared Ridicule..
until I learned how to Laugh at myself.
I feared growing Old..
until I realized that I gained Wisdom every day.
I feared the Future..until I realized that Life just kept getting better.
I feared the Past ..until I realized that it could no longer Hurt me.
I feared the Dark..
until I saw the beauty of the Starlight.
I feared the Light..
until I learned that the truth would give me Strength.
I feared Change..
until I saw that even the most Beautiful Butterfly had to undergo
a Metamorphosis before it could fly