What do you fear the most ?

Just be honest!

Have you ever asked yourself, what makes me fearful? Whom do, I fear? And why do I fear?

I'm sure the majority of you haven't.

Well, if you contemplate these questions, you will find a single-word answer. Future!

Most of us aren’t petrified of our present; instead, we feel panicky either about the frightful events of our past or are apprehensive about our future. We are just being anxious about our future by anticipating what is going to happen next.

You didn't notice, but we've tightly wrapped ourselves in a cloak of memories that contains gruesome events from our past. The sad part is that we aren’t ready to let it go. We think that those events might repeat again, so we try to protect ourselves with all our might. But did you notice that in this entire process, we ourselves have created a room for hallucinatory fear? In the process of protecting ourselves, we have actually nurtured fear in our subconscious mind.

?According to the Bhagavat Gita, it is natural for every human to be afraid of something. Fear is completely natural. Nobody is immune to it. This natural fear constitutes just five percent of your brain. The rest, ninety-five percent, is your illusionary fear. Fear has a long record of sabotaging many lives. With higher metastatic ability, illusionary fear has the potential to put the kibosh on all the positive thoughts and emotions.

Gita also describes fear as an illusion, which is an output of ignorance—the ignorance of the unseen. So, do you want to stay ignorant by feeding your imaginary fear? Of course, no!

?Then, how can you conquer your fear?

The simple solution is to stop paying attention to your fear and reduce its status from being an emotion to just a mere sensation. Try to have a mild attachment to materialistic objects and develop a stable mind. Cultivate the seeds of courage and let them sprout.

Just try to live in the present, in reality! If the fear of the past is restricting you, then just face your fear. If you are fearful about your future, then you must brush off the illusionary fear and live in the present.

Now, you must be wondering what it means to "live in the present."

Sometimes, you ought to believe in living in the present. But actually, it’s just your body that is experiencing reality, as your mind and soul are captivated by an imaginary fear of the future. If you want to eradicate your fear completely, then you have to align your body, mind, and soul in the present to kick out the imaginary fear from your life.

In this fast-paced world, everyone has to work hard to balance their personal and professional lives. So, you always seek success, be it in exams, jobs, promotions, or business. But have you ever noticed how, in most cases, the desire for success is accompanied by a fear of failure?

?Sometimes, this little fear acts as an impetus too. It pushes you to work harder. But if fear stresses you out, hinders your duty, and makes you overthink, then fear acts as a deterrent. It will restrict your boldness at work, prevent you from having adventures in life, and stop you from trying out new things. If not removed, fear will gradually occupy a major share of your thought process and affect your self-confidence, thus creating self-doubt and paving your path to the deep lanes of doom.

?You might ask, "How can we not worry about our future?" It is important!

?Yes, you must plan for the future, but don't be afraid of the unknown. Don’t be anxious about your future. Sometimes, everything doesn’t go as planned. So be prepared to face it. Till then, live in the present and enjoy every moment.

My dear readers, Fear is an age-old parasite of an unstable mind. So, if you want to live a happy life, then you must learn to be fearless. You have to control the false echoes of illusionary fear in your mind. Train your brain to cultivate courage and fearlessness. And don’t let fear win over your mind. After all, you only have one life, so why waste it being petrified all the time?

?My tiny piece of advice - Kick out fear and run your life in full gear!