Become One with Fear
If there is something that paralyzes you with fear, then you must learn to strengthen your resolve so that you may someday conquer it. Fear may be a natural part of one’s instinct, but unnatural and irrational fear may serve as a weakness. Huddling up into a fetal position will get you nowhere, but learning to confront it will. It may be easier said than done, but at least it is a more viable solution than total cowardice.
Unnatural fears such as being scared of embarrassment, of people, of residual pain and consequences, of experiences not yet encountered, but required, and so on may lead to disappointing results. Being afraid of these are mostly natural, but becoming debilitated as a result is not. Such fears must be dealt with immediately.
Natural fears, on the other hand, are those intricately fused with survival instincts. If you put a hand directly onto a fire or against something sharp, then it is natural to pull away. This does not denote cowardice for it is a natural response. Natural fears must not be confused with those that are unnatural.
Mental strength is not merely acquired by effortless means. Only through hardship and focused pursuit can one gain fortitude against the adversities in life. By becoming one with fear and modifying natural responses into a method of disarming difficulties can lead to a path towards true mental toughness. If it is required, then it must be endured until it can be resolved.
It is a responsibility towards self to learn how to conquer one’s unnatural fears. Without mastering one’s fears, enlightenment can never be achieved and goals will be nothing more than a distant dream. You must achieve your full potential by overcoming this hurdle so that all of your strengths may be tapped and all of your weaknesses straightened out.
This is a way that leaves neither pity nor remorse behind. As this mortal realm is merciless towards all of its denizens, it is about fighting or fleeing. This plane of existence leaves no one unscathed for Mother Nature punishes all sinful creatures while Father Time slowly decays them. Life is merely a fleeting moment and in no way anyone’s life is safe for it may be ceased at any second. If you were to die right now, how would you feel about your life?
Are you going to regret fearing something that you should have faced?
