tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927424045052332929.post8669954623386415992..comments2023-07-04T04:16:00.268-07:00Comments on Matir Asurim: What would you do if you weren't afraid?DandGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078892548041115257noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927424045052332929.post-60012435652039365502012-06-07T11:33:17.204-07:002012-06-07T11:33:17.204-07:00I have read them both now. Many, many thanks.
I&...I have read them both now. Many, many thanks.<br /><br />I'm reminded of another book -- one I don't think you've read, or is quite your style -- called <i>Gates of Fire</i>. A particular character spends a great deal of the book deliberating on a question: <b>what is the opposite of fear?</b> Not, he hastens to add, a trivial answer such as "fearlessness", because that adds nothing new. He wanted to express the opposite of fear as a positive -- something to stand on its own, not merely derivative of something else.<br /><br />He eventually concludes: the opposite of fear is love.<br /><br />You've given me a lot to think about, my darling. And I am thinking about it, and will continue to think about it, I promise you.<br /><br />I do have my fears, and they feel overwhelming to me. With G*d's help, we'll work them out.<br /><br />I love you.Daniel in Brooklinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296850357629131645noreply@blogger.com