I'm in New York this weekend and I've been thinking a lot about fear.
I am staying in Manhattan, but I rented a car since I have an event to attend
in New Jersey. When I told people I planned on driving in the city, a
couple of them freaked out. They seemed afraid that I would get into an
accident or not be able to find parking. Or worse yet, I'd have to park
in a garage and pay about $50 a night. In their eyes, renting a car would
render me lost, dead, and/or penniless, in no particular order.
But as it
turns out, my drive into Manhattan from New Jersey was fairly uneventful.
I got to drive over the George Washington Bridge, and I only got honked at by
one person (a cab driver who thought I should have run over a pedestrian rather
than yield). And I found free parking right in front of my friend's
apartment building, where I'm staying.
Today, as I wandered the city, I wondered why I didn't listen to the fearful voices that told me to just
take cabs everywhere (which would have cost me a lot more money).
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