I understand fear of calamity hurts me more than the calamity itself.

A mouse was always distressed because of its fear of the cat. A magician took pity on it and turned it into a cat. But then it became afraid of the dog. So the magician turned it into a dog. Then it began to fear the panther. So the magician turned it into a panther, whereupon it became fearful of the hunter. At this point,he turned it into a mouse again saying, “Nothing I do for you is going to be of any help because you have the heart of a mouse.”More than 95% of everything you've feared has never happened. So let us become aware of what fear is and overcome the fear of fear. Fear permeates all forms of life. The purpose of fear is to warn you of a situation that is unfamiliar to you. It pre-empts danger and initiates the physiological responses needed to face or escape the situation. Fear is actually a protector. Fear is a message, not a weakness. In fact, if you had no fear you would have been dead long ago.Face your fears and understand them. Use your fear as a guide to help you understand and prepare for a challenge and not as an excuse for abandoning it. It is important to be brave in the face of fear and act in spite of it. Confidence is your belief that you will make it through in spite of your fear. You destroy confidence by giving in to fear, and you destroy fear by giving in to confidence. It is okay to be afraid, but it is not okay to escape. Face it. Courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to go ahead in spite of
fear.That which you do not face controls you, and that which controls you causes fear in you. You think you avoid public speaking because you fear it; in reality, because you are not facing the public, you develop fear of the public. You do not avoid your dad because you fear him; because you avoid him, you begin to fear him. Just because we are going to die one day, we don't stop living. Just because you fear something,don't stop facing it.So what's the solution? If I have to kill a lion, I have to face it. Repeatedly face what you fear and fear will be vanquished. Courage is just an initiative away from fear. Go ahead in spite of fear. Take that step forward in spite of your fear. Conquer fear fearlessly.Avoid fear, it grows. Face fear, it goes.