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直视恐惧的眼睛
我的一个兄弟，他的名字叫 安德森Trider, told me this quote in Grade 9: “Ask a question and be dumb for a moment or hold your tongue and be dumb forever.当时，我不明白这句话的意思. I was a young, immature boy who would not get out of his comfort zone. 两年后的今天，我明白了他的意思.
从七年级到九年级结束, 我一直处于恐惧之中——害怕问问题, 害怕说出来, 对评判的恐惧, 坦率地说, 害怕做自己. 这种感觉让我退缩了很长时间. I realized it these fears were restraining me from being myself and holding me back from being comfortable in this place that I call home.
I got tired of living in this constant state of fear, which led me to one of my dearest friends. I went to talk to Anderson, and I asked him how to overcome this fear. 这是他年轻时面临的挑战. He gave me the tips and tricks I needed to hear, which helped me grow into the person I am today. He gave me the confidence I was missing and changed the views that were blinding me to a more open-minded perspective. 那天他为我做的真是太棒了, 直到今天, 我非常感激他帮我渡过难关.
现在, I do not want you all to think that fear just magically goes away; but I also do not want you all to think it is a permanent curse. Fear is made by your mind, and it is in your power to decide whether you let it control you or not. In the past, I let it control aspects of my life, which made me unhappy with myself. 然而, 一旦你意识到恐惧是可以控制的, 它变得更容易处理并最终克服.
If any of you are currently going through any situation that makes you fearful, I know how it is. 例如, 我现在站在你们面前吓得魂不散, 因为我不擅长公开演讲. 我知道害怕和处于恐惧状态是什么感觉. 然而, this is a lesson I gave to myself: If you are scared to do something, just do it scared. 如果你让恐惧阻碍了你, you won't live life to the fullest and it will prevent you from taking advantage of opportunities.
就我个人而言，去年，我只是需要从. 马里诺，先生的积极话语. Chandler on a lift at Val Cartier and a little convincing from my peers to take on this role, since the speech was the main reason holding me back from applying to be a prefect.
I want you to remember one thing from this speech: fear can be overcome. 关键在于你怎么做. 对我来说，它是和别人谈论它，承认它. 可能对每个人来说都不一样. For some it may be talking, while others it may be to practicing the thing that makes them scared. 然而, 在一天结束的时候, 从理解的角度来看, 我可以向你保证，不管你害怕什么, 你可以克服它.
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