Dismantle me down.

Everyone in the world is scared. Every second of every life is full of fear. Most of the time, we unknowingly block it out with other feelings that are more prominent at the time because of the situation. But the fear is always there, inside of us. When we don't face that fear, it just builds and grows until it destroys. It can destroy by killing or just by being too much to handle, leading to what is known as depression. But what happens when we face our fears? When we are courageous enough to stand up and fight? Courage is not the act of facing fear just to say it can be done. Courage is facing fear because there is no other way. One is still afraid while being courageous. Yet, one pushes forward despite that fear of facing fear. Being afraid is natural and human. It's one of the many things that bind us all together and make us the same. Love is another. Yet we are all afraid of loving. It's like a two-in-one. We all want to love and to be loved. But we are afraid to give our love to another because of rejection and because of the pain that can be caused. Yet in the end, it is worth it. Facing the fear of loving another can have so many rewards. First, there will be pain and heartache and tears. But it's been said that "tears mean you cared about something. Even tears of loss mean that you know what it is to win," and "you don't weep unless you've been happy first; tears always mean something enviable." But I don't want to talk about tears. No matter how many times one feels the pain of loss and heartache, it is possible to stand again and try once more until it feels right. And it's best to stand again. We grow stronger by getting up and trying again. We grow stronger by facing our fears. We grow stronger by being courageous. We grow stronger by loving. Love keeps us alive. The hope of love, actually. The hope that someone will care so deeply that nothing can shake it. The hope that someone sees us as perfect, even when the word sees us as flawed. The hope that we won't be alone in the end. The hope that love can heal. It's what keeps us going. It's what helps us to be courageous and to face whatever the world throws in our faces. Fear, love, hope.

Fear is an emotional response to tangible and realistic dangers.
Most fear is usually connected to pain.
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear."
"Fear is essential for courage."

Love can describe an intense feeling of affection, an emotion or an emotional state.
Studies have shown that mental scans of those in love show a striking resemblance to those with a mental illness.
"Loving each other is half of wisdom."
"True love doesn't come to you; it lives inside of you."

Hope is a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life.
Hope is a confidence in something desired.
"There is no worse death than the loss of hope."
"Beware how you take away hope from another human being."

Why is it that we love those we hate? The more we hate them, the more we love them as well. The more they hurt us, the more we love them. The more tears we shed over them, the more we love them. The more they don't love us, the more we love them.