My knees collapsed and with heart pounding fiercely, I plonked down on the seat. T he enraged baboon shot out of the van clutching my purse, ran for about 200 yards, then sat to enjoy his spoils. Cars and vans had had to stop and one couple assessing the situation started their car and then drove it straight at the baboon, which took off without my purse. O ur guide, who did admit later that she should have told us to keep our windows closed, was the same one who, when we finally convinced her that we were heading out of, not into, Durban, merely drove over the highway median to head in the other direction. But that s a different nightmare.
Fear is an emotion indispensable for survival.
Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. Afraid is a country with no exit visas. To fear is one thing. To let fear grab you by the tail and swing you around is another.