Putting Down our Defenses

...Who would replace their fearful toys with joyous games, which teach them that the game of fear is gone.
-ACIM-w-153: 12:2

Have you ever really imagined what your life would be like if there was no fear in it?  Fear, we know, comes with many faces including a bit of worry to down right panic for one reason or another.  It comes because we perceive a "threat" out there or within.  I see it as an emotion that dominates most of our lives.  So aware, am I, of the power of fear in me and around me that I was inclined to write a book about it.

Just imagine...what it would be like...to be afraid of nothing!  To know for certain you were safe, protected, loved without condition.  What would it be like if you didn't have to do anything to ensure that safety...you just had to be? You didn't have to draw lines in the sand, put on heavy layers of armour, build walls around yourself, or invest in weapons of attack ( defense always leads to attack eventually)? You just had to be.

What would we do then if fear didn't stop us? How would we feel then?  How would we approach life then?  How would we grow?  And most importantly, how would we look upon one another?

The world would be a different place , wouldn't it?  We would be different...there would be nothing left for ego to manipulate us with, would there? There would be no more struggling to own and possess, no more clinging, no more protecting, no more fighting, and  no more war.

The perfect world is one without fear.  According to ACIM fear will only go away  when we put down our defenses. With no defenses, there is no fear of attack and with no attack, there is no need for fear or defense.

Will we ever be able to do that?  It starts with one person at a time.  Are you ready to undo your armour and put down your shield? I think I am.

All is well in my world.