I think all of our emotions serve us, regardless of whether we find them unpleasant or not
But I do question whether fear is warning us about something out there or something inside us
I love snakes. I think they’re so cool and beautiful. But I also know that some of them are wicked poisonous. I avoid them, but without the fear
I discovered an odd thing about myself from years living in Japan. I’m not afraid of earthquakes. I knew I could be injured or killed in any number of ways, but when there was an earthquake (and believe me I experienced many) I never had an ounce of fear. I was just watching, waiting, ready to move if need be. I am, however, terrified of tsunamis
I don’t think my lack of fear of earthquakes or my fear of tsunamis says anything about how dangerous those natural disasters are. I could be injured or killed in either one.
Actually, my lack of fear of being in an earthquake is probably more likely to keep me alive, since I just watch and observe. My fear of tsunamis will have me panicking and probably doing exactly what I shouldn’t do
