Is fear useful? Is fear a protective power? Some would say yes. It is because of fear that we avoid taking risks and taking risks might have negative consequences.
Is this true? Let’s take a closer look.
Fear prevents. It prevents not only danger but life as well. Fear guarantees mediocrity. But is fear a guarantee of safety? Very doubtfully so.
Instead, fear follows the law of attraction: “Your greatest desire and your greatest fear will realize”. You will attract it.
Taking risks means accepting life. And the answer to risk is mindfulness.
Climbing a mountain poses risks. A person that fears does not climb mountains. A person that accepts life studies the path, makes a plan, gets prepared and never climbs a mountain alone.
Trust poses risks. A person that fears does not trust. A person that accepts life opens up gradually, develops abilities to understand the feelings of the others and distinguish the ones that envy.
Love poses risks. A person that fears develops abstinence from love. A person that accepts life understands that love is the greatest bliss in life and loves with the eyes wide open.
Accepting life means risking. Risking mindfully can have two consequences: You can either win or learn. But you can only hurt yourself if you risk carelessly.
Now take a glass, fill it up with water and place it on the edge of the dining table for an entire day. Place it so that a part of it stands on the air but it still balances on the table. Fear will tell you to place it back on the center of the table. But you know that if you are absolutely mindful, there is absolutely no way of the glass to fall on the floor. Once in equilibrium the glass can stay there forever.
Combat your fear. Develop mindfulness. Mindfulness is the only guarantee that you will learn, protect yourself and overpower the single most important enemy of the human: Fear. Don’t fear people. But being mindful, avoid those who do.
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