So We May Fear Less

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. ~ Marie Curie

Fear is not necessary.
It has played a large role
in our lives, but the Big Book
has it right: This short word
somehow touches about every aspect of our lives.
It was an evil and corroding thread;
the fabric of our existence was shot through with it.
It set in motion trains of circumstances
which brought us misfortune we felt we didn’t deserve.
But did not we, ourselves, set the ball rolling?
Thinking about fear, We reviewed our fears thoroughly.
We put them on paper.... We asked ourselves why we had them.
Wasn’t it because self-reliance failed us?
The answer was to release fear, to surrender:
We ask Him to remove our fear
and direct our attention
to what He would have us be.
At once, we commence to outgrow fear.
It's true, "Now is the time to understand more,
so that we may fear less."