"People are either guided by love or enslaved by fear"

Joshua Guild writes:

"If you believe you have something to give, you'll give it... The emotionally distant believe they have little to offer... A person who fails to return affection sees them self as emotionally bankrupt... don't take it personal... Remember fear is the greatest obstacle to love. Many of our fears are yet to be discovered... Many people unknowingly spend their entire life running from fear... Awareness, discovery, enlightenment is the answer... We cannot unsee, but we can be forever changed by what we see... We don't need to be fixed, only awakened and this happens through meditation, processing, prayer... It is the difference between telling and showing... the difference between reading and experiencing... The only way to reach deep into the heart of an enemy is to love them... People are either guided by love or enslaved by fear... Light reveals, but darkness enslaves, so when you feel anxiety turn on the light, don't act upon anxiety... Acting upon anxiety creates more anxiety, more regrets, more destruction and keeps you enslaved... Unwrap each fear, one by one to reach the love at your core... Love starts with getting to know yourself... You're not emotionally bankrupt, you have eternity inside you. You have enough love behind those fears to give some to every person you meet... You just need to be awakened from the bad dream know as living unconsciously... you need to become conscious... I once was blind, but now I see this love inside of me and out of this love comes depth, warmth, beauty, allure... I am not a Christian, but I believe the person of Jesus manifested such depth, such love... such divinity... Namaste."

Yes, the axiom "People are either guided by love or enslaved by fear" sums up his post because love and fear are mutually exclusive. Organised religions have tried to include both love and fear in the hearts of their followers through their teachings, which only results in people living in fear of judgment. It is hard for people to love themselves and others when they are put under fear. I have been there before too. I agree with his post that "we don't need to be fixed, only awakened and this happens through meditation, processing, prayer..." 

I also find that the gospel or good news (which is not necessarily confined to christianity) about our true identity that we are already beloved and innocent and complete/perfect children of God/Divine Love/Universe has helped me become free from fear and self-limiting thoughts, and learn to embrace myself (including my "dark" or shadow self), and accept others the same way too. I am on a journey still even as I am sharing this. I appreciate always reading such reminders as this because this axiom captures a timeless truth that is relevant for all time and applies to everyone regardless of their age, background, belief system, etc.