Throughout history, fear has been viewed as a negative concept that would often indicate a sign of weakness in a person, but that is most certainly not the case. Fear is part of our evolved physiological makeup that allows us to sense threats both real and imaginary. It seems as though an abundance of people in today’s society attempt to disclose their fear. Disregarding fear, however, is a dangerous act. By doing that, people would simply place themselves into a type of emotional jeopardy. Fear is defined by the English Oxford Living Dictionary as “The emotion of pain or uneasiness caused by the sense of impending danger, or by the prospect of some possible evil.” This natural emotion is the reason the human race still exists today. If our …show more content…
Normal fear motivates us to improve our individual and collective welfare; abnormal fear constantly poisons and distorts our inner lives. Our problem is not to be rid of fear but, rather to harness and master it.” (). According to this quote, Martin Luther King Jr. realized that fear is not something that should be pushed aside and ignored. He understood that fear was and still is a necessity. It is important to grasp onto fear and take control of it. Fear, to an extent, is imperative to survival. Humans are born with it. In one study mentioned by Psychology Today, Psychologists had a young infant on a table. Between two tables was a transparent plexiglass platform. Of course, the baby could have easily crawled across the plexiglass, but almost all of the kids who were tested refused to cross the plexiglass. The reason behind this is the fact that the plexiglass gave the impression that they could fall and hurt themselves. It was proven that the infants were born with a natural fear of heights. Another study mentioned by Psychology Today found that kids who had fears of heights when they were younger were less likely to fall and get hurt later in their lifetime. The fear that was built into the kids ultimately protected them from falling and getting injured more frequently. It is imperative to realize that fear should not be viewed as a bad thing, for it actually protects people from dangerous