Question

There is terror only in the fear of death, as Roosevelt knew when he said, “All we have to fear
is fear itself.” Because I had experienced both the sensation of dying and the terror that fear of
it can produce, the will to live somehow grew in intensity.”
Douglas, notwithstanding his aversion to water and extreme exhaustion, keeps on trying to
conquer his fear of water and finally emerges victorious. We all have one fear or another but
few of us are able to overcome it. What innate quality did Douglas possess that he succeeded
in overcoming his fear of water?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Roosevelt said, ”All we have to fear is fear itself’.’ Douglas had experienced both the sensation of dying and the terror that fear of it can produce. Strong will, hard determination, courage and toil as well as honest labor win over all our terrors and fears. The will to live brushes aside all our fears.

This realization made him resolve to leam swimming by engaging an instructor. This instructor, piece by piece, built Douglas into a swimmer. Then, he went to Lake Wentworth, dived at Triggs Island and swam two miles across the lakes to Stamp Act Island. Finally he had conquered his fear of water.