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Fear

The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear."
H.P. Lovecraft

Fear is a basic part of human nature, of even life itself for all creatures. We are not born with fear, though. It is something we learn very quickly. Fear is a safety mechanism to keep us from putting ourselves in danger, from causing ourselves pain. Even a little baby when first born has no fear that whether it can survive in this world, but it does develop that fear when its mother wanders too far. Fear develops as a reaction to negative things one experiences, basically from pain. Pain can be physical or emotional. Fear and pain are two sides of the same coin. Without pain, we would have no fear. Without fear, we would put ourselves in a place where pain would destroy us. So fear is actually good for us. We must learn to manage fear, though. or fear, too, can d...

Posted by: Rainey Day

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