Horribly Horrifying
Humans are fascinated by horror. Indeed they are thrilled by terror, they marvel at the macabre and they flirt furiously with fear. That is why horror films continue to do well at the cinemas regardless of the cheap scares used over and over again by simple-minded directors (cue for creaking door sound effect and distant howl)
An article I read said that "many people are fascinated by evil and horror, so long as they’re not personally involved". That has a ring of truth to it, and from my personal experience it is exceptionally true when the type of horror is that of getting an earful from your specialist for not knowing your patient's case.
Why exactly are people attracted to frightening things I don't know. It is even more perplexing when someone you know to be a bona fide scaredy cat suddenly turns to you one day and says 'Let's go watch that new horror movie Quarantine. I heard it's scary'. Could it be because the said friend secretly wants to scream out loud and cover his eyes for no reason yet doesn't want to be seen doing it without an excuse?
Now that's a genuinely scary thought.
Myself, I am afraid of cockroaches. The reason being is because they have long bodies, even longer legs that are hairy and they can fly. My idea of a fate worse than death itself is when a flying cockroach ends up landing on my nose, or worse still, in my mouth. It is hard to think of a more spine-shivering thought than that.
I just hope that none of the readers out there will take advantage of me having known my weak point...
7 comments:
Flying roaches gives me the creeps too. I'd rather be face to face with a giant gorilla.
dyanna - I just might add an arrow and your name to the above picture then :P
tau ko takut lipas.same je macam mon.hampes.tak tau la kang nanti anak ko yang tulun halau lipas bile ko dah tue tak larat nak lari dengan laju dan melompat sambil menjerit dengan nada yag tinggi
hehe, macam sama je kite jamil...lipas!!!aaa
a way to overcome a fear is to face the fear.
maybe if you let your room get messy a bit and the cockroaches come en masse and you get more 'interaction' with them, maybe, just maybe, you'll get rid of that fear of yours.
i did just that a few years back and it worked, trust me.
Jamil-
Probably it is pure human nature to court with anything that spills the adrenaline.
My daughter, Aliah hates cockraoches too. The mere sight of their antennas flickering away through the sink's hole would shun her from entering any toilet. And the distinct smell of roaches would stop her from eating any meals.
Sop- Your solution to overcome fear might induce a new disorder i.e. "Sloppiness" and that is even worse. We don't want doctors wearing messy, smelly, unruly outfits to work, do we? :P
jatak!aku baru teringat cite joe's apartment. a good movie.yep.really
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