Fear

Some people are scared of flying while others are scared of enclosed spaces. People can be scared of so many things. The reaction of people towards their fears is the same though...they dash for the door or roll up their sleeves to fight it off. Its the innate fight or flight concept.

Fear of change is another phobia. For some it is severe. They keep things the same for years, same old routine, same diet, same friends...That must get tiring and boring. But I suppose it is a method of keeping 'change' at bay. Isn't that cowardice? Would it not be better to face your fears head on? Off course it would. But again it is a matter of what works best for whom, its a matter of perception and personal choice.

It is a very powerful tool...fear. Brainwashing, blackmail, government propaganda, suppression, repression...fear is embedded in different ways in different people at different levels. It results in stagnation and inhibits minds from breaking free.

People are fearful of the unknown. But if scientific temper is encouraged and an analytical and lateral way of thinking is developed, the unknown does not seem so fearful.