Many of us believe that uncertainty is the root of our anxieties. Life is full of uncertainties, after all. However, you must first determine the source of your anxiety in order to come up with a strategy for overcoming it.Most people assume that fear is caused by uncertainty. So now what? Removing uncertainty is our primary goal.
obtaining as many different types of insurance as possible
Acquiring degrees that we believe will lead to better employment opportunities.
Work that is supposed to appear on our resumes is a burden.
connecting with those we believe are essential to our survival
Waste of time and effort!
Despite the fact that the solution is right in front of us, we keep going in the wrong direction. Jiddu Krishnamurti is one of the 20th century’s most intriguing thinkers. He wasn’t a member of any particular philosophical movement, but his thoughts were influenced by Buddhism.
Freedom from the Known, one of my favourite books by him, is another one of my favourites. In that book, which is based on the many talks he gave in his lifetime, he talks about how most people don’t know where their fear comes from. Krishnamurti often said: A person’s greatest fear is not of the unknown, but rather of the known ending. What’s there to fear if you don’t know anything? That is the problem: we think we know. Yes, that is correct. Because you can definitely be afraid of what you think you know.
Inevitable endings are a fact of life
Vinyl sales were a big money maker for musicians in the early 1970s. The cassette tapes came after it. Until then, music sales were at their highest point for 21 years. Millions of albums were sold, bringing in a lot of money for record labels and artists alike. There were piracy websites, file-sharing sites like BitTorrent and later streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music, which effectively rendered CDs obsolete. Those were the final days of a bygone era. Singer-songwriter Lily Allen admitted in an interview years later that one of her popular songs, which was even used in a commercial, earned her virtually nothing. Everybody assumes that the John Lewis ad generated millions of dollars for me.” Allen estimated his income at around £8k. She added that musicians nowadays earn most of their money by turning up at awards ceremonies and product launches, rather than by making actual music. “Now that people don’t buy music, we have to find other revenue streams,” she said, concluding. Consider yourself a musician whose earnings from physical album sales will all but vanish within a few years. It doesn’t matter if you want to or not. This is only possible if you have a quick acceptance of something’s demise.
Face your fears head-on. Don’t fear the end.
We think we know everything in our technologically advanced and connected world. Exactly one year ago today, the Covid outbreak began. At the time, there were so many things we didn’t know. An easy-to-answer question like, “How do viruses spread?” Everyone was left in a state of confusion because of all the debate. There wasn’t just one solution. When it comes to self-awareness, the rules are the same. Because we are such complex beings, we can never know everything about ourselves completely.
According to Krishnamurti, “the fear of the known” is the most prevalent 21st-century fear. Things we’re attached to make us nervous about their demise. Consider the following questions.
Health: We worry that our good health will end and we will never be able to get it back.
Career: We’re afraid we’ll be rendered obsolete in the workplace.
Relationship: We worry about losing touch with our loved ones or friends.
Society: Â We are afraid that society’s rules will change and we will no longer feel at home in our environment.
This is the cause of the world’s suffering. There is a sense of dread that everything we know will be lost. We grasp at everything with such tenacity that our fingers start to tingle. Hence, what’s the remedy? How do you overcome this kind of apprehensiveness? Endings are a beautiful thing, so embrace them. Accept that things may come to an end. There is no such thing as a static situation. You’re dying as you’re reading this, so don’t even bother reading on. Your body’s cells are deteriorating. You’ll be gone in the blink of an eye if you wait long enough. Everything else in life is the same. Everything from people to society to values to ideas to theories to planets. At some point, everything must come to an end. Eventually, it will happen. As a matter of fact, why be afraid of what you know? “Never in a million years! “It’s not wanted. However, fear can be banished if you have a firm grasp on reality and the source of your phobia. You don’t need more courage if you understand who you are and what you’re afraid of, because you’ll feel safe in the midst of decay. You’ll be in a state of complete equilibrium. Isn’t it wonderful?
