Blogpost:
Are We Living in a World of Fear?

DO you ever go to work feeling like you won’t do a good enough job when you go to work tomorrow? Do you ever go and sit an exam thinking you’ll fail even though you know all your stuff? Or something else to that extent? As an individual, you may project confidence, but underneath that self-assured veneer, you’re uncertain; well this is the same case for many people, even me.

Thich Nhat Hanh, the Buddhist author, and teacher said, “Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now, today, we are still alive, and our bodies are working marvellously. Our eyes can still see the beautiful sky. Our ears can still hear the voices of our loved ones.” It’s hard to be a fearless person when we are living in such an unpredictable world but you don’t have to be at one with the universe. You just need to control your own mood a little better by reminding yourself that you have probably been through much worse and you will survive this current situation you’re facing as well.

I’m not a professional phycologist, so I can’t say what’s right and what’s not, but from personal experience, I can say, you can make the choice and say that you are going to enjoy life and live it to the fullest even though there may be something that is ready to pull you down. Our worries will always be there when we stop to look at them. I suggest you just pass them by, and when you think you can’t, just remember there is always light at the end of the tunnel, no matter how long that tunnel journey is.

If we all learn to live in fear, fear has won but if we instead live with some caution and leave the suffering behind, you as an individual will win. The things that scare you must be faced head-on, and you have to remind yourself that you do have this inner strength to fight the fear or concern. Fear is now embedded in our society, but you mustn’t let it overcome you.

So, remember when you’re facing a fear, some else is also probably facing the same fear too, but don’t worry, don’t let that fear consume you, you will overcome it, it just takes time and a little bit of positivity.