Of course we all want to assume we know what love and fear are, and can easily tell the difference between something lovable and something scary. However, this is merely scratching the surface of the concepts we will need to grasp in order to reach a better understanding of the philosophical differences between love and fear. Now, a lot of this is based of my opinion and personal experience in my relationships, work, and interactions with other people. This philosophy is my foundation for my day to day representation of myself. The impacts I feel it has left on me and those I'm close with, feel significant enough that I tend to teach it to most anyone who will listen. So, with that said, I welcome you to enjoy the read, offer your incite, and critique it as necessary.
In order to further understand these concepts as I do, think of love and fear, not as two ideas or uncontrollable feelings, but choices. In any given situation I can choose to either react out of love or fear. To react out of Love would be to accept the situation as it is, without judgement or attachment to the outcome. To react out of Fear would be to attempt to control the situation to lead to a desired outcome.
Example: Driving in heavy traffic. You're waiting in a long line of cars to take a certain exit and notice people keep cutting you, and the cars in front of you, making you have to wait even longer to exit. Annoying to say the least, but none the less we understand what is happening and why (no one likes waiting in traffic, duh). So, the choice is ours. Do we treat our fellow drivers with LOVE: Allowing enough space for our fellow drivers to fit in between us and the car in front of us, if they have to merge. FEAR: Accelerating and braking in unison with the car in front of us so no one else can fit, disregarding whether they have to merge. I wont say their is a correct answer here, but imagine if everyone allowed enough space for everyone. Impossible right? lol.
Anyway, I'll be continuing on these concepts in future posts, please add to the discussion with examples of your own, or scenarios you'd like broken down. I can break down most any situation between these two concepts and I admire a challenge.
Thanks for reading
- Bennytremble
