With everything that life presents you with, there are up's and down's, and then there are the shortcuts. These shortcuts are avoiding fear. These fears and phobias are sometimes avoidable, but other times you must overcome them. Everyone has a fear or phobia in some shape or form. I have fears, and to me they are considered the main highway; I always took the shortcut until my urge for excitement and risk over took me.

There I was a young typical kid with blonde hair enjoying his time at Paramount Canada's Wonderland. I was with three of my friends celebrating one of my friends birthday. He was turning eight, and having a spectacular time. My friends and I arrived at Wonderland early, around 8:30. The park was literally empty and we were arguing about which ride we wanted to go on first. My friends all had season...