The only thing we need to fear is fear itself

FDR Said it, not so long ago:

The only thing we need to fear is fear itself!

Fear isn't good for anyone's health.

Fear is like a cancer,

it can be acute, or spread with stealth.

 

Scientists have shown that fear and anger

Are evil twins that shut down the brain.

The fearful respond with anger

They circle wagons,

or march the door to war.

 

But there is one enemy the dark twins can't handle

One enemy that releases their victims

That enemy is the power of laughter

To join with former enemies, and let go of fear.

 

The Fearful and Angry can't deal with laughter

They don't know how to take a good old Joke.

They may know all about stoking hate and fear

But they can't deal with a sympathetic joke.

 

So to defeat the fearful

All we need to do is to see the joke

to see through the oppressing illusion

And throw off the miserable yoke!

 

Then we need not even fear, fear

For seeing the absurdity of it all

When our bellies are full of laughter

We don't even notice it if we fall

 

So all we can do is laugh at them

Or even find a way to get them join in the fun

Because if they are too busy laughing

They won't have time to push anyone around.

 

So share a sympathetic joke

And a belly laugh for all of us who have survived.

And permit yourself a sympathetic tear

At all of the victims of fear

who have suffered on down through the years.

 

If you do, then fear and anger,

no longer have hold of you.

 

Christopher H. Holte 9/10/2015