Fear Is the “Engine”

 Although you might not realize it, fear is possibly the spring behind most of your actions. Fear determines your attitudes because it conditions your mind. The way you act is its direct consequence. The majority of people will surely not agree. "I… afraid of  something? By no means! Afraid of what? I do not fear anything!". If you are the jealous type, for example, you will  justify your jealousy by making it appear as a characteristic or a consequence of love. Is it not rather the fear of losing your beloved?  Or the awareness that, if you are left alone, you will feel impoverished, inadequate to pursue your path? If you are too sure of yourself, if you tend to behave like a sort of dictator, you are afraid of not being respected enough by others if you show your true nature, your doubts and weaknesses. If, instead, you are too shy and easily influenced and manipulated by others, it could be that the fear of being neglected or ignored makes you accept everything, even abuse, just to be accepted. If you carefully examine each characteristic of the human behavior, including yours, you will find out that fear is the real "engine" that creates an imaginary world in front of your eyes. In order to set yourself free, you need first to accept your fears. Say: “Yes, it is true. I am afraid”. Only then will you start to realize the deception you created to grant yourself a fictitious  security blanket. You will then understand that you don’t need to be jealous in order to keep love; you don’t need to wear yourself out to earn more money, if you realize that all that your dear ones want is your time, affection and availability. Recognize now  the lie you founded your life upon and dare to admit your weaknesses. Everybody else is scared, just like you!