Anxiety, fear, fright, and worry are all negative emotions that are the underlying causes of depression.
All negative emotions, in excess, may lead to depression.
For example, if people over praise you, your ego may become inflated; and you
may then subconsciously develop fear—fear of
not getting more praise, or fear of not living up to the praise. Conversely,
if people criticize you, you may also develop distress to overcome the disgrace
from the criticism.
Of all human emotions, worry
is perhaps the least useful and serves no purpose at all, except causing
unnecessary anxiety and developing a depressive mood. The problem with worry is
that it focuses on an imaginary future.
According
to Lao Tzu, the ancient Chinese sage,
who was the author of the famous Tao Te Ching, the ancient classic on
human wisdom, “Care about what other people think and you will always be their
prisoner.”
Seeking success and avoiding failure are no more than pride
and fear; they are only expressions of the human conditions erroneously perceived
by the human mind.
“Success is avoiding failure; avoiding failure is seeking
success.
Both originate from fear and pride: the source of human
suffering.”
(Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 13)
According to Tao wisdom, everything
follows the natural order of things; that is, everything is in its proper place
and will work out the way it is supposed to work out, irrespective of your
worrying and regardless of your deliberate interference to make things happen
the way you want them to happen.
Remember, worrying will never
change the outcome. According to Lao Tzu,
if you water your dreams with worry and fear, you will produce weeds; if you
water your dreams with optimism and solutions, you will cultivate growth and
success. Remember, you manifest not what you want but what you are and what you
think.
Stephen Lau
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