Why do people meet new experiences with reluctance and fear instead of eager joy?
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"The fear of the new arises from the mind's reluctance to let go of the familiar, even if it is a source of misery; true courage lies in embracing the unknown that life continually offers."
According to Osho, people fear the new because it arrives from beyond the mind, breaks continuity with their past identity, and threatens the comfort of familiar patterns. The unknown is risky and uncontrollable, so the cowardly mind clings to the old—even if miserable. Lacking extraordinary courage, we waver, grow insensitive, and avoid the transforming gift continually offered by existence.
We get scared of new things because they might change who we think we are, so we hold onto the old even if it makes us unhappy.
Why this matters practically
- Choose courage over comfort to let transforming possibilities in.
- Stop mistaking external substitutes (money, status) for real inner growth.
- Stay sensitive to life’s daily invitations and say yes to the unknown.
- Stop mistaking external substitutes (money, status) for real inner growth.
- Stay sensitive to life’s daily invitations and say yes to the unknown.
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