Not exact matches
Salvation, according to our interpretation, does not consist primarily in the destiny
of the soul after
death, but in
present participation in the kind
of life over which the
fear of death has no dominion because it has been shown not to be permanently frustrated by
death.
While it may be in some sense true to say, with Brown, that the «actuality
of living - and - dying» is always in the
present,
fear and concern for one's own
death is always
fear and concern for the future, and acceptance
of death is always acceptance
of the future, however immediate.
Love
of life and its undercurrent
fear of death, along with the subconscious
fear of life and yearning for
death, are
present in all persons — all creatures.
As seen in the
present - day examples
of police brutality that led to the
deaths of Black men and women (among them Philando Castile and Eric Garner), the ironic notion that the same people that are suppose to protect you are the ones you should
fear most is a terror that many Blacks encounter.
When your sentry is well - balanced, you avoid danger, taking adequate precautions such as wearing a bike helmet or locking the door to your car; when overstimulated, the sentry floods your body with
fear even when danger is not
present, such as with phobias
of flying or driving, or through anxiety disorders such as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or Social Phobia; when under - stimulated, you may not be vigilant enough, such as thrill - seekers who seem to continually «cheat
death,» until they don't.