Brain Building for Achievement by Herbert N Cassion

Author:Herbert N Cassion [Cassion, Herbert N]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mobilism
Published: 2013-09-02T00:00:00+00:00

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GET RID OF FEAR

Of all the deadly, brain-destroying influences in the world, fear is one of the worst and the most universal. It destroys self-respect and prevents self-development. Almost the whole of the human race has always been afraid of one thing or another.

There have been real dangers to be afraid of, and there have been imaginary dangers as well. The medicine-men and priesthoods that thrived on superstition have invented a whole array of imaginary dangers. They extorted money by claiming to have power to avert these dangers. They created a sort of devil-worship which still exists in many forms in most countries.

Almost every dictator has ruled by creating fear. That is the worst thing that can be said about dictatorships. The one man at the top, in order to maintain his power, degrades and debases the people over whom he rules by filling their minds with fear. That is the main reason, I think, why we in Great Britain are invincibly opposed to dictatorships. We prefer King Log to King Stork. Consequently, we have gone further than any other nation in the abolition of fear.

As soon as any man decides to develop his brain and to make the most of his abilities and opportunities, he may find that he has a fear. Almost always, when a man begins to move forward, he will meet an obstacle. All through life he will meet obstacles. And, if they create fear in his mind, he will be slowed down.

Fear acts on a brain like frost acts on a garden. It stops growth. A fear-bitten brain cannot work effectively, because the fear constantly interrupts the processes of thought. The brain concentrates on safety and self-preservation. Just as frost stops the circulation of sap in a plant, so fear stops the circulation of blood in a brain.

When a man gets a fear in his mind, it weakens him. It is like a rotten spot in his brain. When a man has been unemployed for three months, there springs up in his mind a fear that he will never again get a job. It weakens him and makes him less likely to get a position. When a man has had a bad year and has made a loss he is likely to think: “Two more such years and my business will be bankrupt.” And this fear weakens him.

Many people have a fear of cancer. The Earl of Granard has said that cancer is not contagious, infectious or hereditary. Yet, many a man who has had a case of cancer in his family has acquired a strong fear of it. Cancer, in fact, is like lightning. One never knows where it will strike. It is one of those risks that we do not know how to prevent and being afraid of it weakens us.

If a man has set out to build a hut in a wild jungle, he cannot give his whole attention to the job. He is compelled to be on the lookout for snakes and wild beasts.

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