The Scriptures say: "The thing I greatly feared has come upon me." Fear is one of the most destructive of all forces. Fear is instilled into us from the cradle to the grave. Mothers often project fear into the minds of their children without any thought of the ultimate consequences. If fear is impressed upon the subconscious mind of a child it becomes very tenacious, and often a man or woman feels ashamed of this fear later in life. Fear is always operated by another intelligence than that of the individual himself who is the recipient, but it arises in the individual himself and is a part of himself. Fear is of such varying degrees and shades that few people have an idea of its effects upon the emotional nature of men and women.

The following are some of the different phases of fear which affect human beings: Terror, dismay, despair, timidity, mistrust, shyness, alarm, horror, consternation, difference, solicitude, misgivings, suspicions, bashfulness.--T.K.

The phases of fear that take possession of so many and make their lives a burden to themselves and an affliction to others are: Dread, despondency, apprehension and anxiety.

We should all cultivate self-control. This is the only remedy. We should strive to rid ourselves of all sense of fear.

We must control fear or it will control us. Some people are afraid of almost anything, they are afraid of imaginary germs in the water they drink, in the food they eat and in the air they breathe. If we are free from fear we can walk right into any case of contagious disease with perfect safety.

There is a great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half are discreditable.

--BOVEE

"Fear" is reprinted from Human Life from Many Angles. Walter Matthews. Cincinnati: Good-Will Publishing Co., 1922.