A Useless Fear: My Opinions On The Near Witch's Theme

"Growing up in Near, I've heard a dozen stories about witches. My father hated those tales, told me they were made up by the Council to frighten people. 'Fear is a strange thing,' he used to say. 'It has the power to make people close their eyes, turn away. Nothing good grows out of fear.' "
 

Good morning readers!  Having finished my book recenly, I felt the need to touch on it's main theme- said quite well (in a way) in the quote above. The Near Witch  was a book that truly showed the detriments that come with fear and closed-mindedness. Several almost deaths, a misbegotten decision to kill, and a looming negative additude all were among the side effects of said fear. Eventually, once the fear was conquered, life became much better for everyone involved- but in the first place wouldn't it have been better if they had been able to face it faster?

Everyone experiences a fear of something- be it socializing, talking in front of others, spiders, or like myself, being yelled at. Even the few who claim to be 'fearless' are afraid of something, deep down inside. Many times, this fear only harms us in the long run. How many oppurtunities did you miss because of something you were scared of? How many what-if's have kept you awake and caused you extra anxiety when you honestly had enough to begin with? Everyone has something they have missed or been harmed by with a fear- and the book gives a good message in assisting people to know that we need to let go- "Nothing good grows out of fear. ".
I know that from now on, I am going to take this lesson and learn from it. I think honestly, all of my readers should. We need to defeat our fears- for they only will harm us in the end. We can only become better readers, as we learn from our books and read on! Have a good read!