It is ingrained in all living creatures, first of all, to preserve their own safety, to guard against what is harmful, to strive for what is advantageous.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When you have an advantage, you are obliged to attack; otherwise you are endangered to lose the advantage.
Human nature is you get carried away, so we have to protect ourselves from ourselves.
In order to preserve the dominion of our own passions, it behooves us to be constantly and strictly on our guard against the influence and infection of the passions of others.
When we protect children from every possible source of danger, we also prevent them from having the kinds of experiences that develop their sense of self-reliance, their ability to assess and mitigate risk, and their sense of accomplishment.
For me it's important to be in balance. To not let fear get in the way of things, to not worry so much about protecting yourself all the time.
Not being secure affects us as humans. It throws us off our balance. It puts us in disarray.
Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.
It is the ability to choose which makes us human.
Nature favors those organisms which leave the environment in better shape for their progeny to survive.
When we are afraid we ought not to occupy ourselves with endeavoring to prove that there is no danger, but in strengthening ourselves to go on in spite of the danger.