Fear...

fear

—n.

1 a panic or distress caused by a sense of impending danger, pain, etc. b cause of this. c state of alarm (in fear).

2 (often foll. by of) dread, awe (towards) (fear of heights).

3 danger (little fear of failure).

—v.

1 feel fear about or towards.

2 (foll. by for) feel anxiety about (feared for my life).

3 (often foll. by that) foresee or expect with unease, fear, or regret (fear the worst; I fear that you are wrong).

4 (foll. by verbal noun) shrink from (feared meeting his ex-wife).

5 revere (esp. God).  for fear of (or that) to avoid the risk of (or that). no fear colloq. certainly not! [Old English]

That, my friends is what the Oxford dictionary says about the topic - fear.

Just think about it,

What's the thing you fear the most?

Hmmm, lemme guess... Snakes? Ghosts? Darkness? Talking to a group?

Let me explore the reasons... Why, exactly, are we afraid of things??

Let's face it guys, we live in a kind of social setting where everyone scares each other... Be it about asking a doubt in class or going out in the dark... (Remember, when you were a kid, parents scare you saying "Don't go to that place, you'll be caught by the old man.."). Whoever that old man is, we were scared to the core. I feel that, this is pretty bad... Don't scare children yaar, they're gonna live with those fears for the rest of their lives... Try to be positive :) ..

If childhood experiences are one of the reasons for being so gullible to fear, ignorance is another...

Ignorance, the state of not having the complete knowledge about something, plays an important role in creating the "fear factor". I've seen people who are afraid of things which they don't even understand.. I've got some tips for you guys.. Try to understand what you are afraid of.. Because, I believe, fear of the unknown is the worst of all fears..

Then, there's this class of people who are afraid of silly things... I've got a couple of friends, who are so much concerned about their marks that, they don't understand the subject, nor do they care for what the subject is about.. The worst part is that, they are afraid of the consequences of their grades... C'mon guys, grow up, in a couple of years, no one is going to give a damn about your grades, try living today! Most of us are afraid of the future, though we don't acknowledge it.. There's this saying I heard..

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why we call it the present.

Simple message guys, don't be afraid of anything.. Believe in yourself..

Knowledge is the best way to fight your fears... Do it..

Now, coming to my case, I'm afraid of a couple of things... one of which is reptiles, and I intend to change that...

Nobody's perfect, neither is it possible to remove your fears completely, try to attenuate them to the maximum possible extent...

That's it guys, I'm done..

Don't fear.. Stay Happy :)