![]() It looks like happiness, peace, confidence, liberating interior freedom, awe before the universe and a contentment by living in the all-important present moment. On the other side of this process of growth comes new life, in the form of a rebirth of trust in the universe, a peacefulness in going with the flow. There is, then, a process of growth for both sides. Along the way, they can forget to love themselves and become judgmental toward others. Yet in their fear that this will all go down the drain if the electorate does not support it, some liberals work themselves to burnout, not trusting that there is a divine wisdom managing things. What gave birth to his need to control life? Perhaps an alcoholic parent? Maybe a string of very bad luck?įlipping the political coin, liberals yearn for a politics based on truth and justice in which the cornerstone of our national psyche, that all “men” are created equal, is honored. Will he lose power? Comfort? Convenience? A sense of competence? A sense of the familiar? Will he know who he is? Will he know what to do? What might be the source of this fear? In essence, it’s a fear of the unknown, with all that that implies about what might become of the status quo. ![]() ![]() The path to growth, then, for my relative, is to explore the grounds of his fear in the recognition that change is in the nature of things. The Buddhists, though, say that “impermanence is life.” So, fear of change goes against the nature of life. It’s not of our essence.Ī conservative relative of mine told me that “conservatives don’t like change.” That’s another way of saying that they fear change. It’s all right to feel afraid but like any object of the ego self, we need not identify with it. Fear in itself, while unpleasant, is simply a feeling, and therefore an object of attention of the ego self. At other times they are an invitation to growth. Our fears can be a warning to protect us from danger. In spite of these teachings, we do still feel fear at times.
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