Fear and Trepidation

With the help of guidance, I have spent a lot of time helping people get over what I felt was irrational fear. However, I've learned not to be overly concerned about people feeding into a little bit of fear and trepidation, because it's a built in "animal instinct" for survival. 

I am more concerned about people feeding into stupidity, especially when misplaced compassion overrules common sense. Like gullibilty, these emotions have been known to lead people into trouble too.

For instance, stupity and gullibilty may have taught us, often the hard way, to lock our doors for protection, yet a little fear and trepidation may keep us from repeating the lesson.