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The town by the frozen lake

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By Tyler BrookePublished 3 years ago 5 min read
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The town by the frozen lake
Photo by Touann Gatouillat Vergos on Unsplash

What are people scared of most? Some people will tell you that they are afraid of spiders more than anything. Some people will tell you that they are afraid of heights. Some will say that they are afraid of snakes.

While all of these fears seem rational, I think there is one fear that all people are afraid of. This fear is the unexpected nature of change and how we must confront it. Most (if not all humans) fear this concept, I personally welcome it.

I believe that humans are afraid of this concept because humans in general are not always welcome to the idea of change. Most people are comfortable having a daily routine. Wither it be in their work, the social aspects or their own family lives. Things like schedules and drills make humans comfortable. For it is natural to fear the unknown.

However, if you ask me personally, I think that humans need to deal with the unexpected nature of change. I feel that confrontation of any kind helps humans build character and make them stronger individuals as a whole. More importantly than that, I think it is a good test of one's personal strength, strive and vigor.

For you see, there are two types of people. The first kind are the more fearful of the two. They tend to avoid confrontation and stick to their schedule. They don't do anything that may seem new to them and do everything in their power to remain status quo.

The second kind, are the braver of the two. They don't always welcome the idea of confrontation (in fact, it would not be farfetched to say that they fear it as well, for I'm certain that they do). That being said, they are at least willing to deal with the concept of it. The ones that fear it and are willing to confront it, are strong than the ones that don't.

When I say change, I don't mean ordering the pork chops instead of the brisket at your local restaurant or having relations with your lover on a Wednesday instead of say, a Thursday. Those by comparison are trivial. For when I say change, I actually refer to something that can be life changing.

These changes include, leaving the job you've had to pursue something new, breaking up a relationship (be it with a friend or loved one) with someone who is toxic, or move from your current place of residency to a new one for one reason or another. Its changes like these that help people become stronger in character and stronger in spirit. For I believe that no human is perfect.

I believe that perfection is another word for a dead end. Once you have reach perfection, there is no room for change. Nor is there room for growth of any kind. The wonderful thing about being human is the fact that we are constantly growing and making ourselves the people that we choose to be.

Such is the case of the town named Rocksborough. This town (much as the name suggests) is found one the rocky side of a mountain. At one point, it was a thriving town that prospered well enough to keep their families feed for many generations.

Now however, it has diminish to a shell of it's former self. Between the cold winters and the attacks from animals like leopards and wolves, this town would not last much longer. Many of the younger adults believed that it was in everyone's best interest to move. For in fear of their children and all of those who have yet to come.

The older adults (while they agree in the concept of what they are saying), refused to leave. It was their home when they were kids. They had many wonderful and happy memories. They fell in loved there, got married and raised their kids in that town. They were willing to do whatever it took to make sure that no one had left this town. For they were in fear of what would happen if they decided to venture off in search for a new place to live.

While the young adults had admired and respected their elders, they felt that it was best to leave them as they took their children to find a new home that would be more beneficial and safe. For not only did they have large predator's and cold winters to deal with, they also had the threat of an avalanche nearby.

Living near a mountain does in fact provide a spectacular view, it does provide a hazardous living situation. The rock and snow inching ever closer to town could give way. Leopards, wolves and harsh winters were one thing. An avalanche however, it a horse of a different color.

The parents sympathized with their children and told them that they would leave if, that's what they felt as best. They also told them that they were old and this town was everything that they have ever known. They were too old for change and would not know how to adjust to it.

The young adults were saddened by this, but understood completely. They took their possessions, their live stock and their children and moved out, saying good bye the previous generation. The elders wished their children and their children's children much luck in their future endeavors.

At that point, they traveled from the mountain and headed towards the town by the lake. It was a long and arduous journey, but a rewarding one at that. They made it in time before winter occurred. The lake had frozen completely and the families from the mountains knew that this would be there forever home.

After winter, some of the adults went back up to visit the town they grew up in, only to find it under rock and soil. Their worst fears had come true. An avalanche had occurred at some point during winter crushing the last true members of that town.

Many of the adults (while clearly saddened by this) cried out and said that they deserved to die and were too stubborn for their own good. Some of them knew that it was their fear of change that held them back and prevented them from their best interest.

It was at that point that they encouraged their children to be open to new things and to not hesitate the concept of confrontation. They also taught them that its always best to tackle any obstacle life throughs at them. Instead of refusing to deal with it.

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About the Creator

Tyler Brooke

Hello,

I'm Tyler Brooke. I'm 30 years of age and have enjoyed writing all my life. I'm a published author with one book to my name and plan on writing more. I joined this page to express myself creatively and to read well written stories.

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