Comments on: Fear

By: Chablis

Chablis — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:14:32 +0000

On Fear:
“Do not judge your neighbor until you’ve walked two moons in his moccasins.”
_ Cheyenne Wisdom*

By: Chablis

Chablis — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:54:01 +0000

I admire and respect Steven.He must wear a helmet due to his unpredictable epilepsy.Despite the obstacles,he deleted fear and purchased a round-trip airline ticket,Miami to San Francisco.It was a very special occasion…his sisters wedding.Standing ovation for Steven’s valor.

By: Chablis

Chablis — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:02:41 +0000

“No pido estar libre del temor,sino tener el valor de enfrentarlo.No pido el fin de mi sufrimiento,sino corazon suficiente para abrazarlo”.
_Tagore
“I’m not asking to be free from fear,but to have the courage of facing it.I’m not asking to end of my suffering,but heart enough to embrace it.”

By: Chablis

Chablis — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:06:46 +0000

Among the various traditional Mexican proverbs:
“Everyone can be a master of their own fear”…Does not necessarily apply to everyone.It is my humble opinion there are two types of this undesirable crippling emotion…Irrational and rational.
This devout religious man needs someone to talk to so he seeks advice from a priest.The priest inquires…”What is troubling you my friend?”His reply was:”It’s in the New Testament,printed on two different books:Mark 9:14-29 & Luke 9:38-43″.”I’ve lived with this uncertain predicament for twenty-nine years.”_A friends advice was:”You must learn to accept it as that is your lot in life.”After a while this so called long distance virtual ‘friend’,deleted and blocked him from her life.”_”It deprives and restricts me of my freedom.”_”I feel I’m only flying with one wing.”The priest provided him with some peace of mind and reminded him that he would be there for him.”(Cont…)<3

By: cynthia pugh

cynthia pugh — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:32:02 +0000

Fear is a very powerful emotion it is primeval. I have experienced fear as falling into a void. Into a crack in a pavement into an all seeing eye this has been just before I have had a seizure. Pushed out of my body.Fear is a very controlling force a cruel force. You just have to surrender to it and its power deminishes

By: Gül

Gül — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:17:00 +0000

Fear is an important indication:
– You may remain where you are or
- you decide to face up to your fears and than pass the next examination.

You feel great when you face up to your fears and make the next step, then the next step…

By: Nodame

Nodame — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:15:19 +0000

fear is like a risks in business that you must overcome and be optimize. A challenge that must be faced by you to reach your desires in earthly limits. it is by lack of faith to oneself that has not been in your realization in your life to tackle with.

By: kishor

kishor — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:21:56 +0000

fear is a nice opportunity to recognise which things we hv to improve ourselve

By: Sopinion

Sopinion — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:29:44 +0000

sometimes we give up our dreams just because of the fear of failing. Every one has his own fears but it differs when you let your fear control you and change your destiny. the one who is always afraid of something, will probably not do anything.

By: Dave C

Dave C — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:56:12 +0000

As far as society, associates, employers (generalising) Fear as a motivator is used to control obviously, but what is it exactly, but a reflection of the fear present in the controlling entity ? If you do this, it will reflect like this on me. If you ‘fail’ in my eyes, I have failed in others. Interestingly, it is probable that most of us are not aware of the fear cycles that we are all too involved and wrapped up in. We have been involved and immersed in them from close to birth, and have learned that is the method for survival. It takes great intuition and courage to break out of those cycles. Amongst the biggest Hero’s in my life are those who have seen that what they have always been exposed to is not right, and fought against it, perhaps not even knowing why. In a lot of cases, Fear is likely to be used for the right reasons, for Love even, or for a local or a specifically personal interpretation of Love, a local learned, and conditioned understanding of it. In that treatment, there is no choice to repress others with fear, it is the only way known. Other definitions of Love are not available. Free choice is perhaps a very rare gift, as it would indicate a complete open and accepting unconditioned state to avoid prejudiced opinions or pre-judgements. It is easy to blame or criticise others for their methods of fear controlling, but perhaps it is better to respect that they have come from somewhere unknown to us, that they are likely to have little choice in their style of people communications, and to Love them regardless. But still move on our own path, despite their criticism, however harsh, and whatever the cost.I like the entry in the Blog today talking about leaving behind the “jerk’ of youth, but taking the experience with us to reflect, and learn from if not today, but some time in the future.

By: Jackie noriega

Jackie noriega — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:27:26 +0000

un lindo consejo que deberiamos seguir y que nos ayuda a darnos cuenta si estamos por el camino correcto es verdad desde pequeños la sociedad tiende a imponer miedos por tal co cual situaciòn para que camines como necesitan nuestros padres que lo hagamos talvez para evitarnos sufrimientos pero ya cuando estamos maduros creo que no debe existir impedimento alguno para alcanzar nuestro sueños gracias por llevarnos hacia la claridad paulo

By: Dave C

Dave C — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:56:12 +0000

Is fear not simply our negative learned reactions to what we have gained through all of our experiences as a participent here? Are children born with fear of monsters? How could they be until they are informed about the concept ? It hadn’t existed before. It was created, and re-created, and re-created by learned behaviour and experiences over much ‘time’, clock time that is. Our fear is realted to the experiences of the past, and of the potential experiences of the future based on what we learned in the past. Do either actually exist, or is what matters only this exact moment of experience, of all encompassing emotion, balancing in Joy, of the collective beauty of the exact present moment; which actually never ends.

By: Insulin Resistance

Insulin Resistance — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:41:09 +0000

fear is lack of faith in yourself, others and God. basically it’s you affirming that you are unable to handle what will come your way

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:32:47 +0000

Chanel…I too am tired of fear as a companion…stifling the very things that mean most to me,because I’m scared of looking a fool.Scared of rejection,scared of my own powerful emotions,scared of the unknown…..so instead I’ve insulted and walked away from the one person who means most…because of fear….pathetic really……it seemed the safest thing to do,but actually it’s torture!

By: CARLOS

CARLOS — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:34:09 +0000

Fear is something we have to protect us from danger and warns us to be careful when we attempt to deceive. Fear is blind and it is us that gives it sight because we are unsure of ourselves. Fear can either be a friend or it can be a foe. It waits patiently for us to extend our hand or hide behind our insecurities. The choice is ours.

By: Phaks

Phaks — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:33:08 +0000

Growing up, I always feared that: i will not have a job, will not have a wife, i wont be rich…eiesh

By: carmela

carmela — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 03:32:50 +0000

I used to fear a lot of things when I was younger, like ghosts,threats,making mistakes,disobeying my parents,getting low scores,and hurting other people.Now that I’m a grown up,thanks to my past experiences,aside from the fear of committing a crime,I fear nothing.I also watched Mel Gibson’s movie “Apocalypto” and there was where I was truly inspired that “Fear is a sickness.”I watched it thrice because I love the line when the father said,”My son,fear is a sickness.”I guess the son was able to overcome danger because of this.Sometimes,the more we dare, the braver we become.

By: Chanel

Chanel — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:58:19 +0000

I know Fear quite well, and I’m fed up of her company. I want to get rid of her, I had early experiences that created this state of anxious fear in my life, but I’m getting better definetely.I have to as fear is what is preventing me of being in full form
I hope God will forgive me as I believe it is also lack of Faith and it is not right.

Lots of love to all of you

Chanel

By: fernan

fernan — Tue, 31 May 2011 20:54:04 +0000

mil veces me he preguntado por que tengo miedo, mil veces me he contestado que ya me he demostrado que soy capaz de seguir adelante, superando todo lo que me paraliza por el miedo, y aun asi, siempre hay una mil una.

By: Kev

Kev — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:48:20 +0000

Fear is real, but I think the illusion is that fear is a bad thing. I think fear is what you feel when you’re on the cusp of acting on an epiphany. If you have faith in evolution and move toward your fear, you grow and experience little joyful epiphanies after. If not, you don’t grow, and that’s okay too. It takes time to build that faith.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:56:56 +0000

I believe that people instigate their fear on others because “misery loves company”. Cowardly people are never happy and somewhere deep withing they know they are being cowards and they are ashamed. And naturally, when one feels weak, they try to wound those around them too. Feint hearted people don’t like those who shine brightly and believe, for they make too big of a contrast. By the side of one who pursuits their dreams and takes from life bravely, a coward seems even more cowardly.

By: zianya

zianya — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:58:02 +0000

yo he tenido miedo? jajajajjaja la verdad si, siempre el miedoo a que algo salga mal , mi falta de confianza, miedo en la secuela a esto a aqello, el miedo a FRACASAR yo creo que es el miedo universal de todos los seres humanos si fracsas todo sale mal te desanimas mas pierdes el interes el motivo de las cosas pero y el miedoo? sigue? si es un sentimiento de algo desagrdable que sabemos que nos pone en peligro de algo malo pero asi tenemos que seguir si no intentamos las cosas por miedo nunca vamos a saber la verdad de nosotros mismos sobre que tan capaces somos de atrevernos a hacer algo, ahora en la sociedad el miedo abunda en las calles , las guerras, en tu propia casa pero es momento de que todos tengamos impetu y no nos dejemos vencer por le miedo

By: ROCIO

ROCIO — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 04:24:22 +0000

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By: Cal

Cal — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:34:12 +0000

Dear Paulo,

What is the difference between fear and reservation? What can we examin inside outselves to draw a distinction between being afraid to follow a path and intuition telling us to not walk a particular path?
I applied for a job, and didn’t get it, but the company offered me an alternative position. This is a position I would never have sought out myself and not sure I would actually enjoy. But everyone around me says I would be made not to accept this challenge. I have a feeling of uneasiness about this position, and I am not sure if it is fear or something telling me to not walk that path.
Can you please help me look for ways to identify the difference?

With peace and love Cal

By: CLAU DE MEXICO

CLAU DE MEXICO — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:33:00 +0000

SI BIEN TENGO MIEDO ENTONCES EXISTO, Y ESA SENSACIÓN NO ME SEPARA DE LA REALIDAD, MAS PREPARO EL CAMINO A RESOLVER MIS TEMORES PERO SOBRE TODO MIS DUDAS QUE SON LAS QUE ME PROVOCAN EL TEMOR.

By: Rita

Rita — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:58:58 +0000

fear is lack of faith in yourself, others and God. basically it’s you affirming that you are unable to handle what will come your way. you need to ask yourself – if any of the above happened to me, would i be able to handle it or would i fold and collapse? you will be surprised at your answer and once you realize that yes, indeed you can handle it.. the fear will vanish like the wispy thing that it is.
all my love,
rita.

By: Sirio

Sirio — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:32:01 +0000

Si bien el miedo es la razón por la que la especie a sobrevivido, (los venezolanos,damos fe de ello), es a su vez paradojico que el miedo nos puede paralizar hasta morir.
Entonces Mr. Coelho? la solucion es eliminar la causa para poder alcanzar el equilibrio y esa ansiada paz que todos buscamos…

By: Sneha

Sneha — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:47:58 +0000

Fear… it has been a constant suffering as well as blessing for me. I had to see, suffer and overcome all the things that I was once feared of, that now make me to wonder, if my fear has made those things to come real or it was just a intution without a reason that seeds the fear for those things in me, though all of these things seems not to be in my control anyway.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 04:23:38 +0000

A couple links to this extremely recent case of a woman UNABLE TO EXPERIENCE FEAR because of brain damage

http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/12/fearless-woman-lacks-key-part-of.html

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20101219/Completely-fearless-woman-stirs-scientific-interest.aspx

“SM due to a rare condition called lipoid proteinosis does not have her amygdala. The amygdala is an almond-shaped structure that studies have shown plays a role in processing fear and other emotions, though experts say its exact role is unclear. Her condition is termed Urbach-Wiethe disease. This has made her fearless to all normally fear evoking stimuli like snakes, spiders etc. This has also made her put her life at risk a few times. Now the team is trying to coach the patient to behave in a more cautious manner.

Dr. Jon Shaw, professor of psychiatry at the University of Miami School of Medicine said, “It’s very striking that she has only a rational response, not a physiological one… The body is not prepared for a physiological response because the amygdala has been taken out of the loop.” Ruben Gur, professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, Radiology & Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia was said, “If you look at past neuroimaging studies, there is clear evidence that the amygdala is extremely sensitive to fearful stimuli.””

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 04:17:45 +0000

PS The message above is my intuition on a counterpoint of the value of fear in life.

Others here have expressed better than me all the wrong, castrating aspects of fear and its avatars – anxiety, shyness, complexes, paralysis, helplessness, nightmares, pains…

I just wanted to point out that in Mother Nature, fear is a good idea! Saves lives everyday, from the life of a mouse to our life. :o)
And also, my insight on how and why fear is passed on from person to person, from generation to generation, etc.
Anyway, ideas and concepts and reactions behave like viruses: they spread in the same way.
Thanks to this Wonder of Modern Era, the Internet, we get to be impregnated with Paulo Coelho’s ideas… just like new ideas began moving along new routes, like Marco Polo’s Silk road. Like Christopher Columbus’ route to “India” propagated, for instance, christianity.
Like the merchant’s son travels to many cities before he gets to be a vessel for the Alchemist’s truth.

I am thankful to god that your ideas, Paulo, found their way to my heart and mine… twice now.