Fear

[Super Universe]

A Father's advice: "I know you are afraid but you should not be. There is nothing that can truly harm you. My protection is built within you."

What things are you afraid of? Do you know, and do you know why you are afraid of them?

death
pain
being alone

These are not things to be afraid of.

These are things you must conquer.

 

[UnTheist]

I'm afraid of immense pain, a lack of confidence (in anything)

...And spiders

Everything else I can deal with.

 

[YmirGF]

A Father's advice: "I know you are afraid but you should not be. There is nothing that can truly harm you. My protection is built within you."

I question the concept of having something akin to a retaining wall built within us. I think a wiser father would insist that "Fears are of your own creation; giving in to those fears is the art of acting foolishly."

What things are you afraid of? Do you know, and do you know why you are afraid of them?

I banished my fears long ago, S_U. They were never particularly helpful or reasonable.

death

-- Nope, I have zero fear of physical death.

pain

-- Nope, although I would not look forward with relish to pain, I do not fear pain. Pain is a part of life. Why fear something that is sometimes a natural result of the learning process?

being alone

-- Nope. The simple fact is that we are never truly alone in that we are perhaps All One. Even if that is an illusion you always have your inner self or greater identity to kick back with and "sit" a spell.

These are not things to be afraid of.

Agreed, within constraints.

These are things you must conquer.

I don't perceive it is a battle open to conquest, but rather, just accepting reality as it is. Some people do have a penchant for dramatics however.

 

[Random]

When I feel the onset of fear, I naturally then fear fear itself. One must come to an understanding of uncertainty to comprehend the nature of fear itself. Belief in a Higher Intelligence is the root of all all fear: fear of GOD, thus described.

The primary uncertainty is that of "Self" and "Other". It goes deeper, but I shan't get into it here. I did in other posts and threads, but few understood. That is the way of life.

I do not dread Death, Loss or lonliness. I am sometimes lonely, for example, but rarely alone in reality and always unimpressed by this state (of being).

They key is always not to fall in love with ones own sadness. There lies an empty kingdom, of desolation and despair.

 

[dawny0826]

My Pastor says that FEAR is False Evidence Appearing Real. I don't know where this came from but I like it.

The only things that I fear are public toilets, cramped spaces and losing a child.

 

[blackout]

In some ways I'm afraid it might be to late for me to take my life back.
Though I step in there with active faith....
every single day....
at this point there, after all these years....
the obsticles are a mountain.

Yet, It's moving bit by bit each day.

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I also fear that while I am instilling TRUE freedom in my children,
to BE WHO THEY TRULY ARE...
that our country, and the world will be in a phase of total outright rejection of individuality,
by the time they reach adulthood.

This would be a terrible cross for them to have to bear.
It would make the mother of love in me...
cry an ocean of tears,
for a sea of pirated souls..........

I fear that people,
the masses,
do not value their individual sentience,
do not know the TRUE meaning of FREEDOM,
enough to even realize they shoud be living in a state of spiritual mutany.

 

[lillitruthseeker]

I am not afraid

I just loathe things

 

[Diogenes]

In some ways I'm afraid it might be to late for me to take my life back.
Though I step in there with active faith....
every single day....
at this point there, after all these years....
the obsticles are a mountain.

Yet, It's moving bit by bit each day.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I also fear that while I am instilling TRUE freedom in my children,
to BE WHO THEY TRULY ARE...
that our country, and the world will be in a phase of total outright rejection of individuality,
by the time they reach adulthood.

This would be a terrible cross for them to have to bear.
It would make the mother of love in me...
cry an ocean of tears,
for a sea of pirated souls..........

I fear that people,
the masses,
do not value their individual sentience,
do not know the TRUE meaning of FREEDOM,
enough to even realize they shoud be living in a state of spiritual mutany.

"We should weep when children are born into this world...It is vanity to ask why the former times are better than these" said wise old Solomon.

I don't think there has ever been an ideal time to bring children into this world. I have two myself and must admit that I think about these things too. But as a counterpoint to the dire wisdom of Solomon, I once had a friend ask me how the world was ever going to change if we did not bring children into it in the first place. Perhaps it is a bit naive, but positive thinking always involves a bit of recklessness.

 

[Random]

I am not afraid

I just loathe things

Lol, me too sometimes...damn that negtivity!

 

[meogi]

I fear most things that threaten my survival. I don't fear death, but rather an early death. But the only time I fear them is while they are threatening my survival.

I also fear central banks and the patriot act.

 

[blackout]

I also fear central banks and the patriot act.

Yes.... and with good reason.
Heavy hearted frubals.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Except for heights and the pain associated when falling from the elevated area (really not fear, but more of a strong anxiety), I do not fear anything.

 

[Ozzie]

A Father's advice: "I know you are afraid but you should not be. There is nothing that can truly harm you. My protection is built within you."

What things are you afraid of? Do you know, and do you know why you are afraid of them?

death
pain
being alone

These are not things to be afraid of.

These are things you must conquer.

Fathers do not create a genetic aura around their offspring that repels evil.

Life is a *****heap of cow turds stacked one upon the other* at times. You have to take the hits and bounce back.

That is a preferable paternal message to any inborn invincibility thesis inhibiting that ability to adapt.

 

[Super Universe]

You are thinking in biologic terms. The body is not the real you. It is a vehicle that is meant to wear out and fail.

God separated an indestructable fragment of Himself and released it into the universe. Nothing can harm the soul.

 

[YmirGF]

It is a vehicle that is meant to wear out and fail.

That is a pretty negative way to look at the spleandor of life. I would rather think that, upon death, the body has fulfilled its purpose. As a wise old man told me many years ago, "The shell remains, but the nut is gone."

God separated an indestructable fragment of Himself and released it into the universe.

How exactly can something that is indestructable to begin with be separated from its source. This tends to negate the concept that it was "indestructable" to begin with, doesn't it? I suppose this is another "god" miracle moment, eh.

Nothing can harm the soul.

That sounds all well and good but when taken literally I am left to ponder how exactly "Nothing" can in any way harm a soul. Nothing is nothing or an absence of "stuff". How could nothing harm a soul? Inquiring minds would like to know. I'm just playing with you S_U but I find "difinitive" statements like this to be somewhat meaningless, when you really get down to it. It is similar when folks say, "God is great". My first reaction is usually... "And..." It is somewhat like saying water is wet.

 

[Don Penguinoini]

Although i am not exatly not SCARED of pain i dont like it. I dont like spiders. They scare me to death! really tey do. But then i look at pics of penguins then im happy again

 

[Super Universe]

That is a pretty negative way to look at the spleandor of life. I would rather think that, upon death, the body has fulfilled its purpose. As a wise old man told me many years ago, "The shell remains, but the nut is gone." [/size]

How exactly can something that is indestructable to begin with be separated from its source. This tends to negate the concept that it was "indestructable" to begin with, doesn't it? I suppose this is another "god" miracle moment, eh.

That sounds all well and good but when taken literally I am left to ponder how exactly "Nothing" can in any way harm a soul. Nothing is nothing or an absence of "stuff". How could nothing harm a soul? Inquiring minds would like to know. I'm just playing with you S_U but I find "difinitive" statements like this to be somewhat meaningless, when you really get down to it. It is similar when folks say, "God is great". My first reaction is usually... "And..." It is somewhat like saying water is wet.

The body wearing out isn't negative at all. It has to in order for the soul to be released. Infirmity is temporary.

God loses nothing in separation. God is not reduced in any way. Think of a woman who becomes pregnant, has the child, then returns to her previous form.

Actually, souls can be annihilated (probably Lucifer's future fate) but it's so rare that it's not worth discussing.

 

[Super Universe]

Although i am not exatly not SCARED of pain i dont like it. I dont like spiders. They scare me to death! really tey do. But then i look at pics of penguins then im happy again

Pain can be conquered. YOU do not experience pain, the body does. See yourself looking at the body in pain and realize it is like a car that has been damaged.

It takes practice but meditation can help you achieve this.

 

[Don Penguinoini]

Dude... Im 12.

 

[YmirGF]

The body wearing out isn't negative at all. It has to in order for the soul to be released. Infirmity is temporary.

Um... the soul can be released at any moment it desires S_U, likewise it can return to the physical body when it desires. It does NOT take "death" to accomplish this. I thought you knew better.

God loses nothing in separation. God is not reduced in any way. Think of a woman who becomes pregnant, has the child, then returns to her previous form.

A poor analogy. Beyond this do you have anything meaty to substantiate this prattle with?

Actually, souls can be annihilated (probably Lucifer's future fate) but it's so rare that it's not worth discussing.

Well the "soul" cannot be annhilated in my reality, so I'd love to hear how this would be accomplished. Is this supposed to be another "god moment miracle"?
BTW: Who exactly is this Lucifer person?