FEAR: A Positive Aspect of Life

Fear! Fear!! Fear!!! What is fear? Is it something we should worry ourselves about? Is it something we should hate? Is it something that is negative? No. The answer to all these questions is no. Fear is something we should never worry about nor hate nor is it negative. Fear is a part of life. It is something that can never be avoided in life. It is something that we should embrace and accept as humbly as we can for it is the path to success as well. The opposite to fear is courage. Fear is thus the path to courage. What is courage if there is no fear? The fear of something is what gives rise to courage. When one overcomes one's fear with courage, then the path to success opens up. Both fear and courage are like the stem and roots of a plant. One can never exist without the other. If we take fear and courage as the two sides of a coin, their true relation can be seen ever so clearly. Let us consider the head part of the c...