Most of life's fun and adventures are created by following the unknown. Imagine society without the unknown as peoples lives would be miserable and bland. Fear is the thing that stops us from choosing to follow the unknown because of the endless possibility of embarrassment, lack of confidence, or failure. In comparison to this idea, author Anne Morrow Lindbergh believes the most unexpected moments and failures end up being “the most enriching.” Essentially, exploring the unknown teaches us important lessons in life, allowing us to face our fears and see where life takes us. Since pursuing the unknown can be risky or even scary, people tend to not follow the unknown, which stops them from experiencing beneficial personal growth and creating …show more content…
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When someone is willing to explore the unknown, they can receive various rewards in exchange. These types of rewards can be life-changing to someone as experiencing the unknown can affect someone both physically and mentally as it changes how you view yourself and also the people and society you are surrounded by. Throughout my 8th grade year, I was terrified of going to high school the next year and being with so many new people I haven't met before. I have always been a very reserved and shy person in school so I felt like it would be hard to make new friends and build new connections with the new people I would be surrounded by. Especially my freshmen year of high school was right after the Covid 19 pandemic when I only saw the same three friends for almost 6 months. But after months of having doubts and overthinking what high school was going to be like in middle school, it
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When choosing to face the challenging and uncomfortable situations by exploring the unknown we are left with valuable experiences we will always remember. When I was nine years old, Puppy, a stuffed animal dog was my childhood best friend and we became inseparable since when I received him after I was born. I spent every waking hour I could with Puppy and grew up with him by my side. I would scream and cry whenever I didn't have him or my parents would take him away as a punishment for doing something wrong. As I got older and closer to my last few years of elementary school, my parents begged me to get rid of him because they thought still having a stuffed animal almost at 10 years old was ridiculous. But when I was about to turn 10, I was determined to let go of Puppy and give him away. Although I believed getting rid of him would make me more mature and not seem like a kid anymore, I was still scared of letting him go completely because I couldn't imagine my life without him. As I went through the first few weeks without having him by my side 24/7 I began to sleep through the nights and go on with my life without worrying about where Puppy was. I learned to love life without having him constantly even though some days were harder than others. Nowadays, I still keep Puppy in my room but tucked away as he still is an important part