Fear is one of the most primitive of emotions. And maybe one of the most necessary. So as our ancestor was walking in the dark jungle, and hears a “crack” behind him, the first reaction is not curiosity. The first reaction is cold sweat pouring down his back. Fear is “needed” for survival and is as natural as pulling our hand away from a hot stove. Then we are left with three choices. We can run, we can hide or we can turn to face the threat. Many times running and hiding are the best and most sensible. But not with Cancer. In these 12 chapters we are taught to face the adversity with intelligence, with purpose, with agility. But in the end of Han’s discussion we are not left with the primitive emotion of fear , but rather, the very human emotion of Courage.
Fear is one of the most primitive of emotions. And maybe one of the most necessary. So as our ancestor was walking in the dark jungle, and hears a “crack” behind him, the first reaction is not curiosity. The first reaction is cold sweat pouring down his back. Fear is “needed” for survival and is as natural as pulling our hand away from a hot stove. Then we are left with three choices. We can run, we can hide or we can turn to face the threat. Many times running and hiding are the best and most sensible. But not with Cancer. In these 12 chapters we are taught to face the adversity with intelligence, with purpose, with agility. But in the end of Han’s discussion we are not left with the primitive emotion of fear , but rather, the very human emotion of Courage.
Great work, Hans.
Wow! This whole series has been such a practical, useful and helpful guide to dealing with the PCa journey. I’ll be hanging on to these.