Fear keeps us focused on the past and constantly worried about the future. It creates desperation and indecision that paralyzes our logic, thinking and actions. We can’t live freely because we can’t stop living in fear - fear of the unknown, fear of the future.
The control by time lays its inevitable hands all over the space within the universe, as there is control by time all over the planets. All the big gigantic planets, including the sun, are being controlled by the force of air, as the clouds are carried by the force of air. Similarly, the inevitable kala, or time, controls even the action of the air and other elements. Everything, therefore, is controlled by the supreme kala, a forceful representative of the Lord within the material world. We should not feel sorry for the inconceivable action of time. Everyone has to bear the actions and reactions of time as long as one is within the conditions of the material world. Even the most pious has to suffer the condition of material nature. However, a pious man is faithful to the Lord, for he is guided by the bona fide holy saints and Vaishnavas following the religious principles.
These three guiding principles should be the aim of life. One should not be disturbed by the tricks of eternal time. Even the great controller of the universe, Lord Brahma, is also under the control of that time; therefore, one should not grudge being thus controlled by time despite being a true follower of religious principles.
Thus, we should not allow the grief of our past or the fear of our future to ruin the happiness of our present.
By having strong faith on the sands of time and believing in His grace, comprehending that the Lord has best plans for us, we should not get bewildered by the fear of future. Thus, we can overcome the fear of future by understanding that as long as we are fully in cooperation with the wishes of the Lord, guided by the bona fide brahmanas and Vaishnavas and strictly following religious principles, one has no cause for despondency, however trying the circumstances of life.
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