What is a man’s greatest fear? Is it the fear of death or fear of God or fear of Ghost or fear of loss of something or someone invaluable or it is something else? Well whatever it is, it is there in everyone. Every human has a fear inside him or her. There is no soul which is spared from this feeling of fear.
One thing that is common to all the fears is: uncertainty. We are scared of God why? Because we have never seen him and same goes with the Ghosts. We are scared of future why? Because we have never seen it. We are scared of losing something or someone why? Because we do not know what is going to happen with that thing or person. We are scared of all the things that we have not seen or we do not know about. And we will always continue to be scared about them. We cannot avoid this feeling. We can defer it for sometime but we certainly cannot avoid it.
What will happen to mankind if all these fears are removed from within us? Think about a child who is not afraid of his parents and continues to do something that is not expected out of him or her. Think about a mother who is not afraid to disown her child for any reason. Think about a soldier who is not afraid of enemy capturing his territory. Think about a teacher who is not afraid of spoiling the future of his or her pupils. Just think about all the fears that lie in every nook and corner around you. They are plenty but are necessary too.
We are taught and told from childhood that we should be fearless, why? What if all the above fears are taken out of a person? Will he be fit to live in this society? If I look back at my life then I can clearly see that it was not fearlessness that kept me intact of my morals and values but it was fearfulness. Why cannot we openly and happily accept that these fears play a very vital role in our lives? We say that necessity is the mother of invention, why? Because we reach a point where we are afraid of something and we want to get over it. It was the fear of being a slave forever that motivated Mohandas Gandhi to fight for the independence of India. Same was the case with Adolf Hitler. Even pandavas were afraid that if they do not rebel then they would be left with nothing so the Mahabharata took place. And these examples are quoted for the fearlessness of protagonists.
