6 Jan 2008

Fear

My emotional intelligence has been extremely low for years. I am actually surprised at myself for having gotten away with it for this long. This what someone, who will always be special to me, had to tell not too long ago

You look at me like a mathematical equation.

Now that you know where I stand in terms of emotions, most of you might know a lot of stuff that I would be writing here but they are new to me.

Emotions cannot be classified as good or bad. They can be good or bad, useful or destructive. Fear is no different. Fearlessness cannot exist. Suppose you are fearless of something it is because you fear something else. We instinctively fear death hence we like to live. You will come across people who claim they are fearless, ignore them. You will across people who are actually fearless of death since fear living. Whatever your fears might be you will be fearless of other things that are diametrical.

Fear is useful, very useful, when used carefully. When you are fearless of something you need to be aware of the fear that drove you in the first place to be fearless and never loose sight of it. This isn't easy because it is exactly the opposite of what we naturally do. That very nature of us to do so leads us to sadness but that is for later.

Fear is the most basic and also the most powerful of all human emotions. It can drive you to any extreme. Again that may be good or bad. Both extremes are possible.

Fear also plays a significant role in any kind of Human Bonding. One particularly fascinating instance is when you are friends with somebody you share some common fears. The stronger the fear in both of you the better friends you make.