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                %SECURITY PRUDENT FREEDOM FROM FEAR 870926

     The essence  of  security is the prudent freedom from
fear.   If we do not fear that which  merits  concern  and
prudent   action,     then we are fools.     If  we    let
fear    dominate   our  lives,   then  we  are  inherently
insecure;  for fear  without a prudent focus disintegrates
our    lives    and  communities.       If  we   live   in
communities  which  do  not threaten us,  and in which  we
may  be prudently free  from fear; then we are secure.

     As we seek to enjoy security we need to seek  with an
understanding   of  the  essential  nature   of  security.
Security cannot  be achieved in fearful ways,  for fearful
ways only heighten the fear of those whom we fear,  and in
a   reciprocal   way  heighten  our  fear  and   undermine
our   security.     If we would enjoy security we need  to
give  it  to  our enemies,    for only then can we  become
free of  the  fear  of  our  enemies.     We must love our
enemies   to   be  secure;   because in our love they  are
secure,   and we  can  be secure in their love.

     How  do  we  get from the present reality of fear, to
the  vision  of a prudent freedom from fear?    It  can be
done only with sacrifice which  entails taking  risks,  as
is  the  case  for  any fight for freedom.   War  does not
entail the absence of risk.   Arms races do not entail the
absence of risk.   We cannot  with integrity choose not to
take risks.     We can only  choose what kinds   of  risks
to  take.    If we would  enjoy  freedom from  fear,    we
must be willing   to   give   the freedom from  fear    to
those  who   fear  us most.    That is  the way   to  true
security.
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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