get magnified into a danger. A country like Sweden has differentiated the virus and labelled it as a fear, not a danger. There is no lockdown. People are living a normal life with some precautions, despite the world living in panic of the virus, considering it to be a danger.
Therefore, is Coronavirus a fear or a danger? Experts around the world will endorse the fact that to an elderly person, COVID-19 may be dangerous and such a person must be very cautious. Those with underlying health conditions, diabetes, cancer, or an issue with their lungs, kidney, or heart, must also take every precaution against this virus. On the other hand, if a young healthy person happens to be infected, chances are nothing will go wrong with him. Therefore, in this unique case, to the young and healthy, Coronavirus is just a fear, but to the elderly and the sick, it is a real danger.
It is good to be afraid of a tiger, but it’s not good to create fear of a cockroach. It is good to put on our seat belts when we are on an aircraft, but not good to fear that our aeroplane will crash. It is good to take a second opinion of a doctor before proceeding with a critical operation, but it is bad to fear that we will die because of the surgery. Fear is a positive instinct gifted to humanity. We have lit a fire on fear and created a huge flame, letting it terrorize us to live with anxiety and stress.
TAKEAWAYS FEAR VS DANGER
It is time to realize the difference between fear and danger. Dangers are real, and we must protect ourselves from them. Fears must not create imaginary dangers, making us skeptics who live with pessimism and fill our life with a negative attitude. If we let fear control our lives, then we will think of everything as a danger and lose our peace of mind and our tranquillity.