Life Wasted

Fear is a terrible waste of our lives It makes us not live as fully as we could We do the things that need doing but we stop doing the things that give us joy Afraid to enjoy simple pleasures like going somewhere we have never been Because the traffic may be too heavy Someone may put us into an accident Can't eat at a hole in the wall diner We may get food poisoning Can't go in a boat it may sink No flying, the plane may crash Don't talk to strangers So much fear of the unknown, even fear of the known Since what was OK yesterday may be different today If we let fear rule our lives we will never know the joy of adventure The speeding over water The scenery from the plane The fantastic food in this tiny diner The love of a new friend that you just met Fear limits our abilities to enjoy, to laugh, to even cry over a sad movie Nothing should be allowed to stop our enjoyment of life We only get to live once and we need to enjoy each and every day So live in joy, smile with happiness and be the best you can be