20th Century Boy

Marc Bolan never learned how to drive a car for fear he would die in a car accident. He still died in a car accident as a perpetual passenger.
That makes me laugh. I don't think it's funny that an amazing and gifted concept artist and glam rock star is no longer with us. I do think it's funny how our fears can rule us completely. It's also kind of a pisser. I'm afraid to drive and thus my world is verrry small. I'm afraid of nature and thus I don't often see animals. I'm afraid of responsibility and so I rarely let my self succeed and advance.
I hear a lot of people say how "fear is the opposite of faith." Blah blah blah. It sounds like Dr. Phil cop-out voodoo every time someone uses a corny phrase made memorable by alliteration. I also think this is an over-simplification. I suspect that fear is natural(though not often rational) and faith is what makes the fear more manageable. (there goes rhymin' simon...who am i to talk about corny word-play?)
I will always be afraid of something, but provided I always remember I'm taken care of, my fears don't have to retard my life. As you can see....I'm not afraid of a run-on sentence.