What is the scariest thing that has ever happened to you?
There's nothing quite so frightening as a glimpse into the future at events that will be or might be. Especially when it is something catastrophic. It isn't so much the events themselves as the uncertainty of whether it was you who brought them about -- or might have prevented, had you known how.
But even more frightening than that uncertainty is seeing a glimpse of yourself from that future, and not recognizing what you'd become. A being wholly opposite everything that you have ever believed in or valued. A creature that can only be a representation of the darkest side of your nature. A side you had always denied existed. Seeing that future self in the flesh and knowing that, short of self annihilation, you are helpless to prevent it from becoming a reality "scares" me. Because in the not too distant future, I may very well be more than own worst enemy. I might indeed jeopardize the entire Cosmos.
But even more frightening than that uncertainty is seeing a glimpse of yourself from that future, and not recognizing what you'd become. A being wholly opposite everything that you have ever believed in or valued. A creature that can only be a representation of the darkest side of your nature. A side you had always denied existed. Seeing that future self in the flesh and knowing that, short of self annihilation, you are helpless to prevent it from becoming a reality "scares" me. Because in the not too distant future, I may very well be more than own worst enemy. I might indeed jeopardize the entire Cosmos.