恐懼使心靈像蝸牛一樣封閉。我們只在放鬆時才能從硬殼伸展出來，遇到困難就會立即縮回去。恐懼會使我們感到脆弱和不安全，慢慢變得不敢面對現實，進入一個不健康的狀態。在這種狀態中，我們對新環境或新事物失去興趣，也無法在關係中建立對別人的信賴。
其實，除了讓我們逃得更快，恐懼沒有其他更多的用處。如果我們擁有健康的身體和足夠的意識，就有了足夠的應變能力，就可以無所畏懼。因此，恐懼大多源於自卑。我們懷疑自己的能力，缺乏面對世界的勇氣和信心。這時我們會以感覺代替意識，在生活的挫折面前往往退縮。
習慣於退縮，我們很容易放大自己的缺點，而忽視自己的優點。對世界充滿恐懼，我們就會變得越來越封閉和固執。恐懼實際上是對自己和世界的一種偏見，當我們頑固地堅持己見，就會變得非常執著。而固執是一種無意識的狀態，會讓我們忽視身心的健康。固守不良的飲食習慣，或沉迷於情緒化的行為，都會使我們的生命面臨困難和危險。
固執讓我們總是尋求安逸和穩定，很容易陷入恐懼和不安的泥潭中。固執也阻礙我們接受新知識和新事物，加深偏見，從而產生更多恐懼。我們必須改變以往的生活模式，從心靈到身體進行徹底的轉變。
反省自我、勇敢提問和表達，這些方法都能減少恐懼並增加意識。能夠多思考和溝通，我們就能與別人建立良好的互助關係，並獲得他們的支持。加強適應環境的能力，我們也能減少恐懼，放鬆身心。在與外界的互動中，也可以認識大量的新事物，提高我們的認知能力。
減少恐懼後，我們的世界觀也會跟著改變，不再害怕新事物，因此也不會繼續堅持自己的偏見。如果不再固執，我們就能擁抱不確定，從容地接受一切變化，並拋棄過去的想法和習慣。這是一個良好的循環，在這個循環中我們的意識將會獲得增強。
擁有足夠的意識，我們就有更好的自己，而這樣的自己不會有恐懼，所以不需要一個硬殼，並且能以柔軟的姿態面對世界。當我們能像水那樣柔軟，就會有勇氣面對任何困難險阻，並能夠快速地向前進發。
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The path to Tranquility (13) Fear leads to stubbornness
Fear makes the mind close like a snail. We can only stretch out from our shells when we relax, but when faced with difficulties, we immediately retract. Fear makes us feel vulnerable and insecure, slowly causing us to become unable to face reality and entering an unhealthy state. In this state, we lose interest in new environments or things, and we also cannot develop reliance for others in relationships.
In fact, fear has no other use except to make us escape faster. If we have a healthy body and enough consciousness, we have enough adaptability and can be fearless. Therefore, fear mostly stems from inferiority. We doubt our abilities and lack the courage and confidence to face the world. At this time, we may use feelings instead of consciousness and often shrink in the face of setbacks in life.
Accustomed to shrinking back, we are prone to magnify our shortcomings and ignore our strengths. If we are full of fear of the world, we will become more and more closed-minded and stubborn. Fear is actually a bias against ourselves and the world, and when we stubbornly insist on our own opinions, we become very persistent. Stubbornness is an unconscious state that can make us ignore our physical and mental health. Adhering to eating habits or indulging over emotional behavior, can put our lives in difficulty and danger.
Stubbornness makes us always seek comfort and stability and easily fall into the quagmire of fear and insecurity. Stubbornness also hinders us from accepting new knowledge and things, deepening prejudices and producing more fear. We must change our past life patterns and make a drastic transformation from mind to body.
Self-reflection, brave asking questions and expression are methods that can reduce fear and increase consciousness. By thinking more and communicating more, we can build good mutual-help relationships with others and gain their support. In this way, we can also enhance our adaptability to the environment, reducing fear, and relaxing the body and mind. In interaction with the outside world, we can also learn about a large number of new things, improving our cognitive abilities.
After reducing fear, our worldview will also change, no longer afraid of new things, so we will not continue to insist on our prejudices. If we are not stubborn, we can embrace uncertainty, accept all changes with ease and abandon past thoughts and habits. This is a good cycle, in which our consciousness will be enhanced.
With enough consciousness, we have a better self, and such a self will not have fear, so it does not need a hard shell and can face the world with a soft posture. When we can be as soft as water, we will have the courage to face any difficulties and obstacles and be able to move forward quickly.
On May 13, 2023
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