Because fear is love standing upside down, everything that can be interpreted with love can also be interpreted with fear.
Fear is essential to preserve orderliness in the world. It is a primal instinct.
Fear of death preserves life.
Fear of wrong maintains right.
Fear of sickness encourages hygiene.
Fear of misery makes you righteous.
A child has a pinch of fear so it is careful and alert while walking. A pinch of fear is necessary to keep things moving smoothly. Do not try to eliminate fear.
— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Celebrating Silence