THOUGHT FOR TODAY: It’s not hard to understand the fear of dying; but the fear of living? That’s really not as rare as it might seem. For example, I have known people, perhaps you have too, who chose to spend the best years of their lives in a job they didn’t like. One of those people was very dear to me. He was gifted and could have experienced the joy of doing what he was designed to do, but chose instead to stay where he was. The motive was fear.