Human Development
Fearlessness
Description:
There is an insensibility to danger in situations when even the most courageous would feel fear, despite behaviour which belied the fact. This may arise simply from ignorance or inexperience, as in a child's attitude to fire; or in a situation when normal responses are inhibited, as may arise in a crowd when the presence of others lulls into false security. On the other hand, a permanent state of fearlessness seems to exist in certain individuals simply from finding happiness under any conditions and, perhaps because of religious, moral or artistic enthusiasm, where the risks and the consequences of action have no intrinsic significance. Since fear is destructive and paralyzes activity, fearlessness increases confidence and the chances of success. In particular, religious conviction which is aware of infinite power and goodness behind every occurrence banishes strain, effort, worry and fatigue, with considerable increase in happiness and effectiveness.Related:
HeroismTreasures of the godly