Sometimes we forget who we really are and what we really want in order to live a life that we want to remember when we are old. Life is simply a collection of [singlepic id=241 w=320 h=240 float=right]relationships that we create between us. Some succeed in finding good friends and a real love that warms their life and change the way they see the world. Others shut themselves down from all of those who are around them and try to find reasons so they can prevent themselves from falling for someone, commit, have friends or go through any kind of challenge.

Usually the reasons that we create for ourselves come from our experience, past and the life of those who are around us. Certainty becomes something that we want to see and feel in order to feel that we can go forward. Once we are not sure that there is certainty we prefer not to go forward and risk. Not only in relationships but we also seek certainty in any experience we go through in order to feel safe. Our experience in the past affects the way we look at the future. Our wish to be sure that everything will be fine turns into a reason which may prevent us from going forward into a challenge that would seem more interesting if it is taken with some risk.

Achievers, scientists, heroes, leaders and all of those who succeeded in doing something for the favor of humanity took some risk, wanted a challenge and believed in their feeling that told them to go forward. Fear is something that we feel in order to prevent ourselves from going through pain especially if we felt it once in the past. In order to overcome fear we should understand that our experience from the past is not necessarily what we will get from a new experience or challenge that we take in the present. Beside this it is important to remember that a challenge is a challenge because it includes a kind of adventure within it. Good things are different from very good things and very good things are different from the best..So everything depends on what you want and seek.

If we want to get something that is special and different from the normal we need to accept the idea that we will have to take a risk. The question is what would be lost if our goal is to reach the best place that we can get to. Life can be lived either like the common with no great achievements and a normal life. Or Life can be one that is filled with adventures, challenges, ups and downs, successes and failures, real relationships and a love filled with passion. If you want this kind of life you must overcome your fears, believe in your feelings, set real goals and remind yourself that you are doing what you are doing because you want the best.

Ziad Khalil Abu Zayyad

A Palestinian-Arab living in East Jerusalem, Ziad graduated from College Des Freres in Jerusalem in 2003. Ziad finished his major in International Relations and English Literature from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ziad is a former President of the Watan student movement at the university. He is interested in Middle Eastern political issues and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Founder of the Middle East Post and MEL (Middle East Future Leadership Network), he represents Palestinian youth at several international conferences.

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