I feared....until...

I feared being alone...until I learned to like myself.
I feared failure...until I realised that I only fail when I don't try.
I feared success...until I realised that I had to try in order to be happy with myself.

I feared people's opinions...until I learned that people would have opinions about me anyway.
I feared rejection...until I learned to have faith in myself.
I feared pain...until I learned that it's necessary for growth.

I feared the truth...until I saw the ugliness in lies.
I feared life...until I experienced its beauty.
I feared death...until I realised that it's not an end, but a beginning.

I feared my destiny...until I realised that I had the power to change my life.
I feared hate...until I saw that it was nothing more than ignorance.
I feared love...until it touched my heart, making the darkness fade into endless sunny days.

I feared ridicule...until I learned how to laugh at myself.
I feared growing old...until I realised that I gained wisdom everyday.
I feared the future...until I realised that life just kept getting better.
I feared the past...until I realised that it could no longer hurt me.

I feared the dark...until I saw the beauty of the starlight.
I feared the light...until I learned that the truth would give me strength.
I feared change...until I saw that even the most beautiful butterfly had to undergo a metamorphosis before it could fly.