When one stops to think about it, the one thing that just about all of life shares, at some level, is the desire for safety. And yet, safety is actually one of the most subjective conditions there is. We even speak in terms of feeling safe more than objectively being safe, to the extent that feeling safe may, in fact, be more important than actually being safe? What is Creator’s perspective?

This indeed is a universal desire and is present in many, many species as well, and for good reason. Life in the physical has many uncertainties and many dangers as well. Some because other species might attack and attempt to eat you, some simply because in a physical form you are subject to physical laws and there are many physical forces that might be stronger and more powerful that could harm you; for example, being struck by lightning in a thunderstorm, or falling from a great height if you are not careful where you step, attempting to swim a greater distance than you can manage where you might tire and drown are a few such examples. So this is part of life itself in wanting you to be as safe and secure as possible while feeling natural and at ease, and possessing initiative and a desire to explore as an important aspect of your life purpose. It would not serve us, or you either, for you to be born and then cower in a cave somewhere and only venture forth very, very briefly to forage for food, and then scurry back again and hole up in a state of fear because there might be danger. So the art of living is to strike a balance between the demands of life, the uncertainties, the risks, and hazards, all of it, against the need to break out, to expand, to learn and grow, and extend your reach to the fullest possible degree—that is the yearning of your soul. The fear is built into the physical component of your being to help you navigate physical existence when you incarnate and is not your makeup, truly, as an individual, it is conditional and a temporary attribute that is very prominent as a feature of physical existence because it is a risky undertaking and has many pitfalls.