Why are we scared?

When people talk about things that scare or intimidate them they generally speak of something traumatizing; something that could do physical or psychological harm. So why is it that when I am asked what I find intimidating it is something as simple as a blank page? A blank page holds all the possibilities of failure, humiliation, disappointment and rejection as asking the girl or boy of your dreams out on a date (note: this girl or boy is a couple of years older, captain of a sports team and the hottest thing around). However, it also has the potential for success, recognition, and pride. The blank page has the ability to draw out our deepest most tangled and intricate thoughts. We can express ourselves, explore ourselves. Why do we let our fear or failure hold us back from possibly discovering our full potential? Maybe it’s not fear we’re scared of. Maybe we’re scared of discovering we don’t have a deeper self. Our most intricate and complex thoughts are nothing out of the ordinary. What if we were to just sit in front of a blank page, open our veins and see what happens? I don’t think we could ever impress ourselves with these thoughts. Maybe everyone’s are complex and deep, and the only impressive part is if you can articulate them.