Re: Fear Mongering. Get off it.
not long ago, I went for a walk down to the beach it was high tide so I entered through a different path I normally take and as usual was barefoot as I stepped through the rocks to work my way down to the sand.
as I was standing on a rock looking for my next step I felt something wet brush my ankle looking down I saw it was the tongue of a snake...
I recognized it as a rattler immediately but felt no fear and didn't jump to get from it's reach because I would have been hurt worse landing wrong on the boulders below me.
maybe I didn't taste right so he didn't bite but I thought he was just saying hi as I was passing.
It was coiled but it's rattle wasn't shaking so not disturbed at my presence.
If I was afraid would it have recognized it and struck me knowing my adrenaline was peaking ready to defend myself?
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