FEAR - friend or foe?
One day, I was walking on the sidewalk, lost in my thoughts. My attention was focused on observing my surroundings, studying the buildings, and admiring the overall environment. There were no tigers or imminent threats in sight. Suddenly, as I took a step forward, my legs, my arms, my whole body moved hastily away, without me fully comprehending what was happening. I didn't have time to think or understand what was going on. In front of me was an uncovered sewer hole. If I had stepped into it, I would have been severely injured. It felt as though something pulled me away – a sudden, instinctual reaction that saved me from certain danger. In my childish mind, I associated this feeling to something divine, as if God or the angels of heaven had intervened to pull me from my imminent demise. But it wasn't an external force; it came from within. It was a reactional burst – a primal energy that safeguarded me, instantly recognizing danger and pulling me from it. I owe my life to it. ...