are_you_fearless Norm she asked and without hesitation I laughed and awnsered "No." Then with a pouty look she said "Hmm, and I thought you were a brave man..." A brave man? I found myself dwelling on her words and pondered what they meant. Am I brave? I am certainly not a coward; a coward is a man who succumbs to his fears, who allows them to cripple him. I know that I am not fearless, I have seen terrifiying things. A man without fear must be a fool. A brave man, I thought to myself as I do right now, is a man who takes action in face of his fears. Satisfied... I must be brave. A brave man. As I slipped out of this state of deep thought, I smiled and looked to the beautiful creature who lay beside me stareing intently at me and my thoughts. I leaned forward, still smileing, and kissed her and said "Beautiful girls can intimidate me terribly, when I first saw you I was terrified." And both she and I were satisfied by that. 050531 ... Norm A man without fear is a fool. Fear is one of the many gears in the machine of logic. Witness fear as it happens, and use it, do not allow it to slow you. 050531 ... Lemon_Soda To quote Douglas Addams: "DON'T PANIC!" Its the only part of fear thats bad. Whats worse is people let it be. 050531 ... handel i don't have the courage to carry through my convictions... 050531 ... a smirking bird . fear is not always a mind-killer, but lack of oxygen is 050531 what's it to you? who go blather from