"Heh...", he gave the barest of rueful chuckles. "It would be a wonderful thing if it were so; I suspect that a great many worlds would be far happier for it."
"But no, growing older doesn't make one immune to fear. You learn and grow, become stronger and hopefully wiser. You gain more experience, and learn better how to deal with emotions like fear and sorrow. And what you fear changes as your life does; for example, I no longer fear thunder as I did when I was a little boy. Time has taught me that it's merely noise, and while levin storms require caution, they always pass, and the rains they bring nourish the land."
"The time will come for you too when many of the things you now fear will seem like mere trifles. But they will be replaced with new fears to challenge you. That is why it is important to learn to stand firm in the face of fear, to not act rashly and give in to panic. Our fears grow with us; so must our courage."
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"But no, growing older doesn't make one immune to fear. You learn and grow, become stronger and hopefully wiser. You gain more experience, and learn better how to deal with emotions like fear and sorrow. And what you fear changes as your life does; for example, I no longer fear thunder as I did when I was a little boy. Time has taught me that it's merely noise, and while levin storms require caution, they always pass, and the rains they bring nourish the land."
"The time will come for you too when many of the things you now fear will seem like mere trifles. But they will be replaced with new fears to challenge you. That is why it is important to learn to stand firm in the face of fear, to not act rashly and give in to panic. Our fears grow with us; so must our courage."