Fear played an important role in the development of human civilisation. From fear of the unknown to fear of the known, humanity has struggled to overcome different variants of fears. In this process, humanity overcame all the tremendous challenges once thought impossible. Thousands of years ago humans conquered the fear of fire, wild animals and harsh climates. Imagine once humans were fearful of the deadly waves of water in oceans, and then they discovered primitive rafts or canoes to cross open oceans while migrating from Asia to Australia around 50,000–60,000 years ago.

It was the fear that stopped humans for millions of years from going near water and then they built naval powers, bridges, oceanic routes and sea residences. Once humans learned how to overcome fear, they became invincible creatures and crossed cultural and civilisational barriers to advance their potential. The 21st century is the battleground of overcoming new fears and advancing humanity in........

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