The fear
A person has learned to handle all external dangers with the help of his instincts.
Everything that is known around him is perceived through his senses. However,
when it comes to the unknown, which that derives from his inner thoughts, frightens
him. Because of our own material existence, we tend to perceive and manage
everything that is materialistic, but when someone encounters something
immaterial and spiritual then this situation triggers many concerns.
Human existence is overtaken by two things, the fear of death and the fear of
madness. When it comes to death, even though it is generally accepted, we still think
of it with fright because it is unknown to us. It is constantly lurking because time
drives us closer to our demise. This realization reminds us of our mortal nature, we
are bodies that wear out and this is what makes us incapable in front of our destiny.
We might have experienced the death of another person but we still are unable to
witness our own even if we try to project it. This fear is nourished by the ugly
experience of death, when we witness people pass away in agony and pain. Rarely
will we see the death of a person, who is dying gracefully and peacefully, radiating
joy.
On the other hand, the fear of madness, of losing one’s reason, is equally intense.
Here we come across other people around us, with the reality that we experience.
What is considered rational in a society and therefore its citizens, the may stigmatize
anything that deviates and is incompatible with what it is already established. The
greatest agony is not to trespass our inner limits. For those who are experiencing
madness, it may be a way out or frustration. But when you're not insane and being
afraid not to become one, it is frightening because it is a condition that remains a
mystery. Everything lies in our thoughts whereas, stress and anxiety, increase such
fears. Consequently, irrational thoughts isolate the individual. We are all members of
a country, a religion, a society. Clinging to the mass strengthens the fear of isolation
and therefore, the fear of madness gives birth to other fears. Only death is
unavoidable and fear is the basic instinct of survival but it can become a part of our
life, and this in turn makes us humans weak.
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