We are afraid of the wrong things

What are you afraid of?  I am positive that ALL people in this world are afraid of something.  I am yet to meet someone who is not afraid of anything. 

With its origin known to be in the 14^th century, the Encyclopedia Britannica defines “afraid” as a person being filled with fear or apprehension, a person filled with concern or regret over an unwanted situation or having a dislike for something.

I have a whole range of fears.  I am afraid of death.  There mere thought of dying young or losing someone I love to death is a chilling thought.  I am afraid of the dark.  If you want me to go completely insane, you would lock me up somewhere dark.  Since I was a child, the dark has been something I stay away from.  It might have been the movies I watched when I was a teen or the stories we told to scare each other at sleepovers.  Maybe it’s not the dark, but the fear of the unknown.  (Between you and me, I can’t even watch horror movies anymore … I can’t sleep for weeks!!)  I am afraid of being irresponsible.  In our group of friends I am the little “mother”.  I am afraid of accidents and the pain that goes along with it.  I guess this is also linked to the fear of death.  I am afraid of being alone.  I am afraid of losing love.  I am afraid of growing old.  I am afraid of not being all I can be.  I am afraid of sickness.  I am afraid of the future.

Yes, I am afraid of so many things and my list is not even complete.  Maybe I am what many will call a “scardy-cat”.  I try to not think about my fears, but in certain situations I am forced to.  How do I deal with it?  I close my eyes and believe in the Power from above.

I don’t know if I am afraid of the wrong things.  I am only human.  But what if I am?  What if we are so consumed by our own little fears that we are afraid of the wrong things?  Can someone be afraid of the “right” things?  Is there something like the “right” things to be afraid of?

This leaves me confused and wondering if we are afraid of the wrong things.