What do you fear? | Ali Reza Panahian

People have fear, but they should see what they are afraid of.

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Fear is an ability that exists in a person and it is definitely used. When they say a person is brave, this means he is brave in some areas. But he is fearful in other areas. Everyone has fear without a doubt. For example, a brave person may not be afraid of death, war or swords. You think he is a brave person. But you see the same person is afraid of others saying he is not brave. He uses his fear somewhere else. People say he is brave. But he is brave in this area. We don’t have a person who is brave all the time, not human beings. “Fear” will be used somewhere depending on a person’s interests.
A person’s interest in others saying he is brave may be more than wanting to stay alive. For example, Zubayr was a very brave person in war. He truly wasn’t afraid of death. He fought bravely. History and his life prove this. But he was truly afraid of the women in his neighborhood calling him a coward. He was killed because of this and became wretched. Imam Ali (as) told him, “Don’t be afraid of what the women of Basra say about you!” Another example is that you might think a bloodthirsty, brave king who ruled over a great kingdom was very courageous. When you look more closely, you see he was afraid of losing his power. That is why he easily committed crimes.
People have fear, but they should see what they are afraid of. If we look closely, we can understand the necessity of being afraid of God better. Why? Because if you are not afraid of God, you will fear someone else. We are forced to fear God or we will fear someone else. When you fear other things, you become humble before them and what you fear will come about. But when you fear God, you find security. When you fear God, He is powerful but affectionate. So He shelters you.
No one whom you are afraid of can give you security other than God. Like the One Who is more to your benefit. Put aside thinking that you are very faithful, spiritual, luminous, etc. If you aren’t afraid of God, you’ll be crushed. A tradition says, “If a person is not afraid of God, He will make him afraid of everything else. But if he is afraid of God, everyone else will be afraid of him.” Now, are you afraid of God or not?
People have fear, but they should see what they are afraid of. We don’t have a person who is brave all the time, not human beings. “Fear” will be used somewhere.