Glossary · Term
Insecurity
A situation that originates in not knowing our own abilities to succeed in life.
In the Foundation's Topics
The fear and inner insecurity that many people experience in life originate in not knowing their own abilities to succeed.
False beliefs lead us into conflict and generate negative, self-destructive feelings—such as bitterness, resentment, a desire for revenge, hatred, low self-esteem, insecurity, or a sense of incapacity—which, when they manifest physically, destroy all processes of internal and external balance.
From an individual perspective, we recognize this Law at work through pain, suffering, anguish, and physical and mental illnesses; socially, it is recognized in “social ills”: poverty, insecurity, abuse of authority, sexual assault, theft, and, in general, everything related to corruption.
