Muffins and Roses

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Say for example you're at a friend's house relaxing outside in their garden when a storm rolls in. You're not worried or bothered at all by the storm, but your friend seems really worried and stressed out. They want to go back inside, while you want to stay outside and experience the storm. Your friend begs for you to come back inside with them while appearing very stressed and afraid.

So, later you brag to your mutual friends about how this friend was so scared of the storm but you weren't, and make it a point the next time you see this friend to rag on them about how scared they were of that storm, and how funny it was that they were scared and you weren't at all. But, why?

First of all, people generally don't control what makes them afraid, or what stresses them out. Your friend didn't choose to be stressed out by the storm, or worried about you staying outside. There's probably something or some situation that scares you but not your friend, so why would their fear and stress in this situation make you better than them?

Second of all, you never know what sort of experiences someone else has had that you haven't. Often times when one person is afraid or stressed out about something it comes down to that they have some knowledge or experience that has given them reason to worry. Maybe your friend has had dangerous experiences with a storm where their safety or life was put at risk, or the safety or life of a loved one. So if you've been so lucky as to never have had a dangerous or scary experience with something that's scaring someone else, good for you, but not everyone has been so lucky.