given a sentence, generate a similar sentence that has a different perspective.
He was too afraid to cross the river.
Instead of being brave enough to cross the river, he was consumed by fear.
Complete the following task based on the instruction and optional input provided.### Instruction:
given a sentence, generate a similar sentence that has a different perspective.

### Input:
He was too afraid to cross the river.

### Output:
Instead of being brave enough to cross the river, he was consumed by fear.