The Leopard I loved
Have you ever wondered what the opposite to fear is? You may say it is to dare. But it depends on the circumstances. Don’t you fear things and circumstances you are not familiar with?. But familiar ones…. yes, familiarity breeds contempt.
Have you ever wondered what the opposite to fear is? You may say it is to dare. But it depends on the circumstances. Don’t you fear things and circumstances you are not familiar with?. But familiar ones…. yes, familiarity breeds contempt.
It was possible in one's young days to love the unknown, but fear remained as years passed by. A paradox?
I will try to explain.
We
were afraid to go out for a few days after the leopard appeared in the
tea estate. The women picking tea spotted it one afternoon.
Though leopards are said to roam free at night in the dark, they are typically not
seen during the day. So its appearance during the afternoon was taken
as a violation of normal conduct and the menfolk promptly started their hunt for
the intruder.
