The term or word "fear" can be disconcerting. Most of us feel that fear is bad. On the contrary, fear should be welcomed and owned by all. We all have fears. I mean, they say it's only the fool that doesn't have fears. Our fears keep us on alert, our fears keep us prepared and our fears keep us ready. The more fearful we are, the more ready and aware we are. As we are here to talk about fear, it would be good for us to explore types of fear if there are any.
TYPES OF FEAR
The most powerful countries in the world are the most fearful. That military officer you see that has so kicked up in his or her action gear is more fearful. The difference between their fear and the other person's own is its constructiveness. Now let's talk about the types of fear and how we react to them in the face of a threat.
CONSTRUCTIVE FEAR
A single person who is fearful but constructively, would be calculative when walking on a lonely road. This person may even take some self-defence lessons just so they can defend themselves professionally.
A person with constructive fear would have thought a lot about how to protect himself or herself when robbers come attacking him either at home or on the street. Constructive fear gets you ready for the worse when it comes. It doesn't mean that you would always overcome, but at least you were more ready for what is to come than who's fear is not constructive.
This explains why the military always trains its personnel. Converting their fear into being constructive. This also applies to other individuals like those who gym, those who work out, those who keep fit and so on. Converting their fear into a constructive one.
DESTRUCTIVE FEAR
PEOPLE WITHOUT FEAR
OUR DEEPEST FEARS
This I believe was one of the reasons why Marianne Williamson coined one of his famous quotes "Our Deepest Fear"
Marianne Williamson wrote and I quote
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same"
Here is a video clip of Marianne Williamson's Our deepest fear quote as spoken by the character Akeelah Anderson in the movie Akeelah and the Bee.
Our deepest fear is first about us than of others and how we go about expressing this fear tells what kind of fear is ruling in our lives. Whether it is constructive or destructive.
Here is another paraphrased version of Marianne Williamson's Our Deepest Fear Quote and it reads
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightened us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others"
The above quote was aired in a movie titled Coach Carter and here is the movie clip below.
No matter what it seems, our fears are not supposed to destroy us. They are not supposed to make us shrink ourselves or to make us surrender to what is constantly seeking and trying to kill us. They are not supposed to make us less accommodating. They are not supposed to make us unreasonable but rather more reasonable. Our fears, whether we choose to call them deepest fears are supposed to make us bolder, stronger, more accommodating, and shine brighter.
What is your deepest fear? My deepest or greatest fear as I titled it when I wrote it and later updated it in 2018 is nothing compared to the one of Marianne Williamson but at least I've identified my greatest fear and the identification of it is helping me navigate through life's storm rather with less outright worry. What is your greatest fear? Think about it, identify it and plan on how to manage it for the greater good of us all.
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