Jigsaw Puzzle Part 1

"Life keeps throwing curveballs that break my hand and leave me hurting.. But I keep walking" - Anonymous
     Life isn't easy. Life isn't easy at all. For this post I'd like to talk about fears and fiction..two things I have learned about and discussed recently.
Fear:
 distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain
     Why do people become afraid? Is it knowledge that one, or one's lover ones are being put in danger, as the definition states? And what are we truly afraid of? And when I ask that I mean to ask: if one is afraid, or has a fear of something, why is that fear present? Are we naturally born with fears? Are our fears developed as young children based on what we encounter?..does the young child spooked by a clown then have a lifelong fear of clowns? Or do our fears change with us as we change?
Fiction:
 something feigned, invented, or imagined; a made-up story
     Fiction is something many people enjoy, whether it be a book or a movie. Fiction tells a story that, although it may/may not be realistic, a person can relate to in some way. People turn to fiction because it provides an adventure. Not only does it provide an adventure, it's provides it in such a way that the person reading/watching/listening to a fictional story is safe, yet experiencing every move the characters make. For humans, this can allow us to feel more valued and important. Fiction also creates excitement. This is why humans turn to fiction so often. We long for an escape from reality while wanting conflict to occur and then, most importantly, a resolution. Perhaps when the resolution occurs in a story, we are more hopeful that there will be a resolution in our own lives.
      I am not against fiction whatsoever, but for some, fiction could turn into more than just entertainment. Even turning to fiction as a temporary escape from reality could have a negative impact, even if we aren't aware of it. Just like anything else, the more and more we rely on and turn to  something/someone, the bigger chance that/they have of becoming an "idol" to us.

She's a butterfly with a broken wing.
He's a fire out of control.
They're stars without their glow.
They are the broken.

She prays one day she'll be free,
to fly away from the hurt she sees,
to find herself, to be real.

He follows a trend; he can't get out,
he holds a great power,
but can't be held back.
He wants change.

They know their duty,
They're held back.
They scream and cry in pain.
They need someone to see them.