ECOTRAIN-QOTW #8.7: "What Do We Fear, Why Do We Fear?"

Hello and welcome to my page. I'm @daniky and this is my entry to the question of the week challenge, an initiative by @ecotrain. Kindly follow me as i share my thought with you regarding the question of the week which states that "What Do we fear, Why Do we fear?". Kindly follow me as i proceed;

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Fear is an inevitable part of the human nature and this is said to be inherent in every being no matter how valiant you might be. There are many things that can predispose us to fear which I'll be elaborating on at this moment. Among these include;

1. Insecurity: This aspect is a key opener to fear. Where there is insecurity there is usually lack of trust and commitment to a person or quest. Insecurity can come in various forms ranging from relationships, friendship, courtship, marriage, within an environment, society, community, state, country, continent and the world at large. Insecurity has been a major problem that nips the growth and development of an organization or a Community in the bud. There will never be a progress without adequate security in a community. Many houses and lands had been rendered desolate due to the prevalence of insecurity. An instance of such was during the war between Afghanistan and Iraq almost a decade ago.
   In the context of relationship, when a spouse feels insecure such arises fear in the mind of such a spouse and this might result to the lover loosing interest and commitment in a gradual process towards the second party. When infidelity sets in, it renders the effort of the serious partner in futility. In which ever way, insecurity is non-idealistic and should be curtailed by all means.

2. Uncertainties: This has been one of the weakness many people finds so hard to deal with. When you're uncertain of what the future holds for you, fear creeps in; unsecure mindset develops and this may lead such an individual to take step in the wrong direction in life instead of being patient enough to penstakenly confirm what the possibility might be. When you're uncertain of the kind of character a leader might have and such a leader is being appointed over you, there's this level of fear that might come into your mind.

3. Horror dreams: At one point in life or the other, you must have witnessed a nightmare which leaves you with no option but to be afraid. Many at times, some people who dreams a lot might in one way or the other witness the reality of what they dreamt. In this situation, this can bring about the fear of an individual when next another bad dream arises. Some days people who dreams normally don't come through about their friend while some others from the school of thought says most of are dreams are a reflection of either the present state or the future and may definitely come to reality.

4. Phobia: This may arise in different forms ranging from the fear of water, fire, falling from a height, animals etc. Some of these fear comes naturally on their own.

WHY DO WE FEAR?
Below are possible reasons why we fear;

1. To avoid being a victim of bad circumstances
2. Low self-esteem
3. Feel of incapability to handle a task diligently
4. Fear of confrontation
5. To avoid being implicated on an issue
6. To preserve our life and properties from impending dangers
7. To avoid being embarrassed when caught up in an unethical act

Despite all these, actions to eradicate fear is very necessary and one of the ways this can be achieved is to confront our fears with utmost confidence and never look back.

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I hope you pick one point or the other from the outline above. Never hesitate to ask question or contribute as desired.

This is my entry to the Question Of The Week challenge. Thanks to @ecotrain for this wonderful initiative. To participate, check here for more details.

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