Thought 117: Insecurity generates fear

Every one of us have some measure of insecurity in us; some may have more while others have less. The feeling of insecurity generates fear. Most people are plagued by a vague fear. They will not be able to clearly define what it is which is bothering them; they experience a kind of foreboding subliminally as if a time bomb is sitting out there, which is going to explode at anytime in their face. They are always looking for bomb shelters.

The insecure persons think that by giving away things or money and generally pleasing people, they are ensuring their bomb shelters. Little do they know that those who want to take things or money freely from others, are only out there to grab anything that they can get freely. They are interested in providing shelters for themselves - and not for their benefactors. That is why they say that a fool and his money are soon parted.

The persons who help without expecting anything in return, are the ones, who have values and live by those values. These are called good Samaritans (called “Suhrids” in Sanskrit). These persons loathe to accept anything freely from others – sometimes not even in return for some good they did earlier. These are the rare persons – who are not easily seen these days in this world. When you find one, thank your good fortune, cultivate him. Such noble persons are your real bomb shelters.

By far, the best bomb shelter is faith in god. If you really have faith in the lord and surrender to him, he takes care of your well-being.
“Today I have what I need - but what about tomorrow?” This fear is typically caused by sense of insecurity and every person has this fear. In fact this is a great fear for every person – next in intensity only to the fear of death. Bhagavad Gita gives a good solution for this fear.

Bhagavaan Krishna says that the devotees who have boundless faith in the God, need not worry about their Yoga-Kshema (daily bread and security), because it is His responsibility to take care of the Yoga-Kshema of such devotees. "Ananya Chintayantomaam Yejanah Paryupasate, Tesham Nityabhi Yuktaanaam Yoga Kshemam Vavahmyam = "For those who are always one with me (devoted to me intensely), I take care of their Yoga-Kshema” (Bhagavad Gita, 9.22)

The next thought is about “The Natural “You” and the Unnatural “You”