“At the point of maximum danger, is the point of minimum fear”
These are the wise words from one of the best Hollywood actors of all time, Will Smith, as he shared his blissful experience skydiving in Dubai.
You might know him in his adventurous role as a scum-fighting super-agent in Men in Black, a bold cop in Bad Boys, a survivor inI am a Legend or the fun guy in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Looking back at his roles may create an image of a fearless man who knows what it takes to endure pain and seek happiness.
And yet, this guy is scared of skydiving! I mean, who wouldn’t be?
Will Smith’s Skydiving Experience
The whole experience was so sudden, as stated by Will. Right from the decision to go skydiving, to having the worst night of sleep, up until to the last moment before jumping.
Everyone seems to be excited with the thought of new adventures, yet deep inside, they know that someone needs to step up and choose not to go.
But that didn’t happen.
Everybody was scared, yet no one backed out and eventually went on with it.
As Will and his friends were briefed about skydiving, safety precautions, and the safety gears to wear, fear started to come worse than the terror he kept imagining the night before.
As the signal lights went from red, he knew that one way or another, the light would turn to green as the signal to ‘jump.’
When his turn came, the assistant skydiver pushed him off the open-window plane and jumped! That’s when he experienced what he called “the most blissful experience” in life.
It’s where fear and worry becomes pointless when you feel the great sensation of overcoming them. Thus, Will spoke of the wise words we’ve read at the very start of the article.
How Can We Overcome Fear in Will Smith Skydiving Experience?
There’s no need to overcome fear by jumping on a plane with a parachute on. But just like what Will Smith had experienced, we might tend to get scared of a person, of a thing, or from experience. We might even feel the worst night of our days just thinking about it.
But why worry about something that hasn’t happened yet? If you really think you cannot do it, then you have the option not to go. Being “Scared only ruins your day,” he added. Yet if you don’t, how would and when could you really overcome your fear?
One way or another, you need to live a fearless life as you try to convince yourself that you’re no longer weak, you can already stand on your own, and be someone who is genuinely confident in what they do or what they believe in.
Because at the end of the day, nobody can save you from terror, aside from yourself.
Conclusively, Will shared another amazing thought-provoking word, “God placed the best things in life, on the other side of terror.”
In every fear comes terror, but once you face your fear and overcome the obstacles in life, it is the time you would realize that you can fully enjoy the best things in life – living without fear.
Maybe you don’t have any idea when or how to start overcoming fear. Regardless of your situation, do something that can help you step up your game and throw ‘fear’ out of the window.
You can start now, tomorrow, or a few days after. It’s your choice. But make sure the choice is worth it.
