In
the past week or so I have warned of the danger of forgetting our
frame is that of a mammalian animal. Tonight I wish to discuss the
emotion of fear and how that often impacts upon our lives. In our
assessment of others, fear can play a predominant role. The emotion
of fear strongly colors our evaluation and judgment. I remember well
some years ago when I would have a group of young boys over to my
house. They sometimes would be running about in all rooms at once.
(I was never a strong disciplinarian.) Sometimes after their visit,
I might find something missing. I would immediately jump to the
conclusion that they had stolen it (for theft was something I
subliminally feared). Without fail, a day or two later I would find
the missing item just where I had left it (but had forgotten where).
This
taught me a very powerful lesson. Be very wary anytime I jump to a
conclusion especially when it is based upon the primal emotion of
fear. Fear often results in a stigma that presumes guilt with little
or no objective foundation whatever.
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