SAVED BY FEAR

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 72, Issue 91, 17 April 1929, Page 11

SAVED BY FEAR

OBVIATING SILLY RISKS Dr Alan Grimbly has many words of comfort fur those who are afraid in a contribution on “The Practical Aspect of Fear,” which appears in “The Encyclopaedia of Psychology,” published by the Psychology Foundation Brussels. ; “Icar,’’ says Dr Grimbly, “is the emotion that preserves life. It mikes a child shun lire, and an adult look j both ways before crossing the road. In such ways fear is an asset without which we should all soon be dead! “The so-called fearless man, because his mind does not telegraph the presence of danger, takes foolish risks which often end in disaster. The brave man knows that he is afraief; conquers his fear, and waits to face the danger in full control of his faculties. A .man is only a coward when he allows hifear to swamp his reason and cause him to act recklessly, to fly without any plan, and become as an animal.” Fear does not necessarily go hand in hand with danger. Dr Henry Al. -Miller shows how worry regarding the future, ruins thousands of lives. Many people, almost unconsciously, aie afraid of what the future holds. This worry has a a definite effect on their bodily as well as mental systems. It poisons the blood streams and affec’s the heart.