Thursday, May 20, 2010

Overcoming fear of the unknown - knowledge is power!

Human nature is to fear the things we don't know or don't understand. When people act in a strange way, or talk in a strange language, it is easy to become fearful or distrustful of them. But once you start to learn, the fear is erased, and often replaced with curiosity and even a thirst for more.

Fearing the things you don't know
I recently told this story in my post about the Greek alphabet, but it's applicable here so it's worth repeating:
Growing up in the United States, I was surrounded... continue reading at Fluent Every Year