Understanding the Fear of Control [Article]

One of the problems of this world is that it is so focused upon the search of fulfilment that we find ourselves in the conflict with the flow of the world's direction.

It has often been said that 'Nature is blind' and I am an advocate of such a view. Nature shows no path in her continued determination. She follows a path which she sets.

For most people, life is quite the opposite of Nature's intention. We all decide that we require targets, goals and aims. There is no greater satisfaction than the knowledge that we are 'in control'.

There is one problem.

How 'in control' are we?

Nature often throws obstacles in the path. We cannot expect those obstacles. These are random occurrences. Much of our life is a random occurrence.

Natural disasters.

Financial problems.

Death.

Can we predict these events? Can we expect these events?

No.

We cannot expect to suffer a natural disaster. We cannot predict that we will struggle one month and have a fruitful one the next. Life is not quite so simple as we hope to make it.

Death is one of our greatest fears.

It is because we cannot control it that we fear.

We do not fear what we can control.