What do we fear more?

You have rightly stated that when we care for human values, we will fear criminal sadistic mentality and terrorists are the result of this sort of mentality. So naturally we will have fear of such people in our minds. However, I feel that we will have to fight against such evils together. This problem is not related to one country but it is now a universal problem. If you can handle your failure, it is very good thing and then no need to worry about the failures. Also if you can encounter your failures and successes equally well, then you are bound to do great progress in any field. Because of fear of failure, we sometimes underestimate ourselves and because of too much joy and proud for our success, we sometimes become over confidant. Both situations are harmful for us.

Yeah you are right that these are world wide problems now and thanks for your avice on failures an successes-I'll keep that in mind.

Well friend, you are afraid of failure and so you give up easily. But you know that if you will not try or if you will give up half way, then you are bound to fail and there in NO chance of your success. So I suggest that if you take up some task, try to finish it as good as you can. Do not worry about the failures. But atleast you will be sure that you have tried it in the best possible way. I do not think that you have to prove something to others unless you have proved to yourself that you are good enough to do something. By leaving the without trying you are proving to yourself that you are not good for such things. If you will fail, you will be able to find out why you had failed, what had gone wrong with you to fail you and then you can always try to improve upon that point so that next time you do not repeat the same mistake. Keep trying, success will be yours.

I don't think it's so much of wanting to prove myself to other people as it is thinking of myself as a failure, and not wanting to see evidence to confirm that.

Yes, failure is a part of our life. So we should not fear the failures. If we can learn from our mistakes and failures, then we can do a great progress in whatever field we are working. Hence, when we are doing some work, we should not be worried about the failure in that work. There are many things which are out of our control and they keep us worried about. It is the uncertainity of the future that sometimes keeps us worried. However, there is no point worrying about such things because we cannot do anything in such things. Thanks for sharing. Have a nice time.