Insercurity Insight

As the man stepped up to the podium all he could think about was lump in his throat. He stood on the podium looking down at the sea of people in front of him. As his insecurity rose his mind started inventing the most absurd thoughts. People would become bored and talk amongst each themselves, his father would rise from the crowd to publicly disown him, or worse people would like his speech and demand a follow up. The man realised he had been staring at the crowd for too long silently. He could feel their eyes searching his face for any imperfection and judging him accordingly. His mouth became dry as he felt himself literally shrinking as the entire crowd grew larger. The pause continued becoming more and more awkward soon it would consume the entire room and everyone in it. One giant bubble of awkwardness threatening his entire existence if he did not say something now all would be lost. So he did and as he did it all flowed through him and as he stepped down he thought to himself, “That was fun.”