Fear of freedom

122 prisoners of war in a prison camp were given a choice for their execution: the firing squad or ‘the black door.’ All 122 choose the firing squad. Why? Because they had clear knowledge of their death, there was no intangibles to fear or ponder or worry about.

What was behind ‘the black door?’ Freedom.

Fear of the unknown keeps us from being free, holds us in our small inner worlds. “We only know what we know. We do not know what we do not know.” Without venturing out and walking through that black door, we are not living.

Do you choice death over freedom?