Handling Fear

I remember walking home from school one afternoon aware of a looming confrontation between the United States and Soviet Union over the placement of nuclear missiles on the Island of Cuba. President John Kennedy and inner circle had pondered America’s response to the Soviet’s intent and decided to meet the challenge with a military blockade in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Cuba.

Why do I remember this particular experience as a ten-year-old boy? Because of how I felt. To this day, I rememb...