The greatest of Monster and the essence of all fears is growth and decay. Growing up I was very different from kids my age, particularly in regards to my fears. My greatest fear growing up was “growing up”. Unlike kids my age I was not scared of monsters coming out of my closet or ugly hairy beasts hiding under my bed but rather I was scared of growing older. I was very happy with how great my life was and didn’t want any of that to change. The most terrifying change I would envision would be of my parents growing older and eventually dying. My parents had been there for me since the day I was born and couldn’t bring myself to imagine a life without them. Every night when I went to bed the same thought would creep into my mind and keep me awake for hours at a time. In regards to fearing anything we fear it simply because we don’t know what it is or what impact will it have on us. These thoughts were hell to me at the time but eventually I realized it was inevitable and nothing could be done about it. Slowly over time I came to accept the idea that change is a part of life and is necessary for us to grow as human beings.