Fear The Walking Dead, Survival Rule Of The Week: Trust Yourself

Fear the Walking Dead – Follow Me

Having faith in yourself is crucial, but don’t let it blind you.

For much of this week’s Fear The Walking Dead, Alicia continually doubted herself and tried to distance herself from her new friend Paul whenever she could. After being confronted by Arno and the walkers of his fellow cultists, Alicia revealed to Paul why she had lost her confidence. Despite knowing that she couldn’t lead the followers Teddy Maddox left her with to PADRE, she tried to do so anyway.

While Alicia meant well, the fact remains that she was doing something that was not only out of her depth, but she knew it was. One could argue that this shows Alicia had a good level of faith in her ability to lead, but this would be a rather rose-tinted view.

Alicia was making a massive mistake that cost her a lot of good people and created dangerous enemies in Arno and his Stalkers: She overestimated her limits.

I don’t want people to be boxed into things, but I think it is essential that we as human beings recognize when something is simply beyond our capacity to do. If we convince ourselves that we can do something that we simply can’t do, it will lead to disastrous consequences, as it did for Alicia.

It’s okay to admit we can’t do some things; If it’s something we need to do, we can find another way to do it. We’re resourceful like that. Know your limitations in a zombie apocalypse. Don’t try to do things that are simply impossible for you to do. It will only end badly.