Reflecting on your life, what were your greatest fears?

Lawrence00 said:
Wasps
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My ex b-i-l..my sisters' husband.. is 6'.6''.. tall... but you never see him so scared as when a wasp is nearby.

He suffers from Anaphylaxis Reaction to Bee or Wasp Stings...and within 20 minutes if not medically attended to he could die. he goes into immediate respiratory problems, and can immediately throw up...

He never attends any outdoor events where there is food or drink which may attract wasp or bees... and carries an Epi pen and wears an SOS bracelet..wherever he goes.. . One wasp or Hornet sting could end his life
 
I used to fear being burned to death! I cannot say why this was on my mind, but it was something I feared might be my form of death. At this point it is not a big fear I have...
 
hollydolly said:
Not a single penny, and when finally I got him back to court he lied through his teeth and told the judge he was paying in Cash every week.... not a single penny did we see.. and in fact you're right POS... despite not paying any money I allowed him visitation with DD every other weekend.. and I would go out for 4 hours on a Friday night so he would watch her.. it was the only social time I got... this went on for about a month .. before I came home and found he'd stolen all the ornamental gifts he'd bought me from abroad when he was in the Navy....and ... he'd stolen the shower. The actual bathroom shower..

Basically not only paying no maintenance, but stole everything else we had... which was very little ...

My mother always said God will exact his own revenge... and today 3 wives later.. he's on his own suffering terribly with Emphysema.. can't get out and about... can barely breathe... not one of his kids from the 3 pairings ( mine was the first born) want anything to do with him...

he lives just 3 hundred yards from my house yet he never visited his daughter after she was 16..nor sent her a birthday or Christmas card
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Since he lives only 300 yards from you, I admire your restraint in not running him over.
 
We all have great fears of some sort or another. The trick is to not give them more power over our lives than they deserve.
 
Thinking back to childhood, I remember the loss of parents was my greatest fear. Then my mother died and my father abandoned us for a woman he met in a bar a month later. Thats when I realized that anything can happen and control is an illusion. Best one can do is live well in the present day and cherish the people that are in your life. Tomorrow has no guarantees.
 
EmptyCup said:
Thinking back to childhood, I remember the loss of parents was my greatest fear. Then my mother died and my father abandoned us for a woman he met in a bar a month later. Thats when I realized that anything can happen and control is an illusion. Best one can do is live well in the present day and cherish the people that are in your life. Tomorrow has no guarantees.
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That's horrible! Who took care of you? If I may ask.
 
Mr. Ed said:
@Radrook said; Not offending God and getting disfellowshipped from the JWS organization was also of great concern.

I don't see god as able to be offended. To me, god is this thing that maintains and holds everything together. When bad things happen they are a part of life, however, people sometimes interpret these things as god's anger and wrath. The bible paints a different picture but in all honesty were these disasters a result of gods anger or a fluke of nature? No one can be certain because there is no absolute proof outside of the bible. I believe in god but not the bible, is my faith in god any less than someone who holds the bible as god's word? No.

What matters to me is my relationship to god, not your relationship to god, my relationship to god. If I choose not to believe the bible it does not concern anyone but me. Chances are, the way I understand god differs from you, that's ok by me. You have your own cross to bear that does not concern me, that's between you and your perception of god.
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Mr. Ed: I like your way of thinking.
 

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