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The Waste of Worry
Do you remember being afraid of monsters at night as a child? But as you grow up, you know that there are no monsters, right? We always have f1. and worries about things that are not real. The crazy thing is that worry and fear make you r2. from something that isn’t even chasing you.
England’s former Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, said that whenever he started to worry, he’d remember a man who said on his death bed “I’ve had a lot of t3. in my life—and most of it never h4.!” You see, it’s not work that kills people, but worry.
When you fear the future, you’re w5. the presents. Worry seems like a rocking chair: it k6. you going, but you don’t get anywhere! And if you can’t help worrying, remember that worrying can’t help you e7..
If you’re fearful, you’ll find something to be fearful about. That’s w8. the former American President, Franklin Roosevelt, said: “The o9. thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
Many of us are afraid of what others think; but if we knew how s10. they think about us, we’d know we needn’t worry.
So whatever you’re afraid of or worrying about, ask yourself, “Is it real? And if it is real, how will worrying about it help me? Is it something I can change? If not, how can I best deal with it?”