A life lived in fear is life half lived.

A life lived in fear is a life half lived. A person bought a new car but he never took the car on road for drive as he believed when all the signals of city will turn green, he then only would take his car out of the garage. It is a contradiction in itself as one has to learn of taking calculated risks otherwise his life will be incomplete. - Late Actor Irfan Khan. The measure of one's strength is not by a one strong punch but his belief in oneself to hit harder.

In Bhagvad Gita, Abhaya is the first quality that human beings can cultivate in themselves. As fearlessness helps the person to start a task, in first place. Starting or performing the first act of the work is considered the work's as half done. It helps reject the procrastination and start the task. In Buddhism, the act of sitting Idle and non-performance due to fear, nature and other reasons, it is considered as sin. The nature has always been rewarding towards the brave and fearless persons. In the nineteenth century, Rani Lakshimi Bai took the sword in her hand, exhibiting the art of self-belief, courage and bravery, setting an example of mightiest sword against unshakeable + unbreakable British mantle. In another instance, Battle of Saragarhi- the extraordinary courage exhibited by 21 British Sikh soldiers against thousands of Pathan soldiers is another account of victory of brave against fearful. The idea of fearless gets emboldened by the circumstances and societal factors. The role of externalities gets stronger when they hurt the emotions and inner feelings.

For eg. The humiliation suffered by Jayalalithaa in the Assembly house motivated her to lower her shield & engage in politics with self-surrender. While the split of Congress post-Nehru rose doubts against Indira Gandhi's capability as a leader which motivated & triggered her to prove her worth - resulting in broad reforms such as Nationalisation of Banks, Poverty oriented schemes etc. The idea of fearless performing involves taking calculated and measured risks. As one thoughtless and wrong step leads to an unreturnable, uncorrectable place. Eg. Pakistan's act of terror financing as led to collapse of its economic Strengths. While the calculated reform took by Dr Manmohan Singh led to liberalization and economic growth of India. The idea of failing is constant but the inert conscious should not loose perseverance and the idea of continuity. For eg. Multiple failure attempts to build a bulb didn't dampen the spirit of Thomas Edison but after 10,000 unsuccessful attempts, his one attempt changed the course of history. In financial markets too, there is an idea of stop-loss 'Measure of one's risk'. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala said, 'One who can't handle stoploss should not enter the market'. This quote directly contradict the idea of first step and courage. But this does not mean one should not try. It helps us to encourage to understand oneself and gain awareness. Countless victories of British colonial history is Testament to idea of trying and initiating the first step.

The idea of indigenous manufacture of drones and helicopters by the Hindustan Aeronautical Limited helps encourage non-reliance and Viksit Bharat. The launch of Chandrayaan & Gaganyaan's mission despite Chandrayaan-2 failure help encourage self-production and self-believe. In the end, fear is only a shadow and shadows have no power. Over some are standing in the light. Choosing courage does not mean the absence of trembling hands or racing heart beats; it means refusing to let those tremors write your story. When the final curtain falls, let it find you bruised, bold, and entirely used up by your life - not safely preserved in a shell of 'what it ifs'. After all the canvas was never meant to remain blank; it was meant to be painted in full.

When the final curtain falls, let it find you bruised, bold, and entirely used up by your life - not safely preserved in a shell of 'what it ifs'. After all the canvas was never meant to remain blank; it was meant to be painted in full.