“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”

-Marie Curie (physicist and chemist, 1867-1934)

I agree with this quote because the more we understand, the braver we become. As long as we understand the world, we can learn how to protect ourselves from dangerous things. This can take a majority of our fear away. It is always easier for people to protect themselves from something if they understand it.

“Coronavirus.” In Wikipedia, January 30, 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Coronavirus&oldid=938404468.

A real life example would be the recent coronavirus. Right now, scientists are still working on a solution to battle the virus, which leaves some people in fear and paranoia. As scientists research, experiment, and continue to discover more, the world will eventually know how to prevent the virus. If we can learn to prevent it, we won’t be as scared. Viruses and diseases are much more unsettling when we know nothing about them. Overall, I chose Marie Curie’s quote because it holds truth, and connects with the current problem the world is dealing with: the coronavirus.