This is a Moorish proverb: "He who
is afraid of a thing gives it power over him." The Moors were the
medieval Muslim inhabitants of Morocco, Western Algeria, Western Sahara,
Mauritania, the Iberian Peninsula, Sicily and Malta.
This is an old wisdom that a minority
keeps in mind to resist fear. They are the successful minority.
Why do lions roar? The roaring sound of
the lion sends a chill into the heart of weaker animals. The roar of lions
announces their presence in and around. The bigger the sound nearer they are. The
ancient Kings in war used this tactics to defeat their enemies even before the
war actually begin. They scared the enemies by a show of their might.
Fear is the strongest
emotion of 21 century.
What is fear?
Fear is an
apprehension of sufferings and loss. Fear is an emotion over something
unpleasant which may occur in future. Fear is an unwelcome anticipation of pain,
hunger, sickness, torture, dishonor etc. We are afraid of loss of property,
income, time, health, power, honour and life itself.
Fear is caused by the
belief in the existence of other personalities or powers that is against our
life.
These personalities
and powers are evil people and evil supernatural powers. Fear may have its base
in our past life/the life of other people.
Fear has positive
side too. It effects self restraint on us. Since we are afraid of suffering and
loss, we try to avoid thoughts, words and action that may cause suffering and
loss to us.
Fear as a negative
emotion always has an enemy on the other side. It tells us always that we will
be proven impotent against the enemy at any time in our life.
So we try to keep
away the fearsome suffering and loss.
HOW
1. By
trying to please the enemy/fear
2. Entering
into a compromise/treaty with the enemy
3. By
avoiding a confrontation with the enemy
4.
By joining
hands with a more powerful personality
The first three
methods are that are of a coward.
We are acknowledging
that you are afraid of the enemy.
We acknowledge:
His existence
His power to harm you
Your inability to stand against him.
By acknowledging the
above three means we agree to remain subservient to fear.
That
is what the Moorish proverb says. We are giving power and authority over us to
fear. Hence fear rules over you.
Fear has many arrows
in his quiver to keep us servile. Once we have subdued to him, it is difficult
to escape. He is a relentless enemy who follows us to the grave. He will never
bless us. He will try to ruin those who are disobedient to his authority.
He will try to
convince us that:
We have no authority or no free will over our life
Everything in our life is controlled by fate or by some
supernatural enemy power
Every happening is predestined and hence it will happen
whatever we may do
The only way of escape is to live in fear of fear and
subservient to fear.
The last option to
escape fear of unexpected suffering and loss is to join a more powerful
personality. People call Him GOD. God is almighty, omnipotent and omnipresent. Those
who have joined hands with God have decided to fight against fear.
They believe that:
God is almighty – there none more powerful
than God and hence more powerful than the enemy.
God is beneficent
God does not want us to live in
subservience
With God we can overcome all enemies
Their decision is to:
Fight against fear
Defeat fear
Live a life of victory
The only option
available to those who wish to live a life of victory is to fight and defeat
fear.
Those who do not
believe in the existence of God may try to depend on the power of their mind to
defeat fear.
Let us conclude:
If you are afraid of
fear, you live a defeated live, subservient to fear
Those who live a
victorious life over fear live resisting, fighting, defeating and overcoming
fear.
Professor Jacob
Abraham
