Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. People are often seen laughing and crying simultaneously. The unenlightened nearby may fear that the newly enlightened have gone mad. When unreal fears become extreme, it's known as paranoia .
Fear is that little darkroom where negatives are developed.
But for most, the insanity of fear only produces discomfort and inaction. And more fear. On that day of the great reckoning. Behold me, I have come to you, Without sin, without guilt, without evil, Without a witness against me, Without one whom I have wronged. I am one pure of mouth, pure of hands.