This one is, I fear, closer to the truth, and the truth is: I look old.
Giving Beijing and Moscow more of a stake in the running of the world might be uncomfortable, but the alternative is bringing the Chinese-Russian axis that U.S. policy makers fear closer to reality.
One of the significant fears Russell writes about — a fear close to his own heart — is the fear of being unlovable, which, he writes, is self-fulfilling unless one gets out from under fear's dominion.
We didn't grow up with warped minds (though my mother still nurtures a fear, close to a hope, that she was right about video games crippling my ability to be function), and in fact many of us have found that games have become part of our identity, both individually and as a generation.
Pakistan has no reason to fear close ties between India and Afghanistan, as both countries benefit -- strategically and economically -- from and seek a stable, democratic and prosperous Pakistan.
Unconsciously, you feel her pain is a kind of virus: You fear getting "close" to her feelings/virus because you imagine you will "catch" the same thing.
"And they fear closer elections coming up".
However, although the effects of threat information obtained in experimental research are fairly robust in terms of statistical significance and the effect sizes obtained, they are fairly small in terms of absolute fear levels (i.e., children do not exhibit levels of fear anywhere close to clinical levels).
But on the night of the announcement there was an air of dejection around Lowenstein hq. because they feared he was close to endorsing Humphrey.
Their fears lie close to the surface, quick to tumble into anger, despair and, on occasion, a joy that remains edged in apprehension.
