To Beat Your Fears, You Must Never Give In

Brown Wooden Blocks on White Table
Photo by Brett Jordan

“There’s always an obstacle. You overcome one to find there’s another one.”- Alexander Dalgarno, British physicist

Life is not without problems and difficulties. You need them. You need to overcome them. Without overcoming your problems, you will find it difficult to get to where you want to be. Remember, problems are not here to weaken you, to defeat you, to embarrass you, but to make you a stronger, to make you a better person, to make you a smarter person. You can’t run away from obstacles. You can’t escape from problems. The best thing to do when you run into one or two is to deal with it. As Winston Churchill famously said, “Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never, in nothing, great or small, large or petty- never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.”

Greatness Is A Transitory Experience

Snow Covered Mountain
Photo by Tove Liu

“Greatness is a transitory experience. It is never persistent. … The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in. He must reflect what is projected upon him…. Without this quality, even occasional greatness will destroy a man.”- Frank Herbert

Greatness is not permanent. Nothing is permanent in life. Everything is changing. You can enjoy greatness if you do not attach yourself to it. We find it difficult to let things go because we are so attached to it. We love our old things. We like to keep them. But to really enjoy what we have, we must detach ourselves from our things. Things are things. They are not human beings. Let them go.

They are not human beings. Greatness is good, but it can isolate you. It can isolate you if you don’t know how to use it to your advantage. The best way to remain great is to forget about greatness. Do not be trapped by your greatness. Do not let your greatness control your life. Do not let your greatness destroy your life. Frank Herbert said, “The power to destroy a thing is the absolute control over it.” Even if you think you are not a great person, you are a great person. Think about who you are? Think about who created you?