A fear is simply a belief that under certain circumstances, a negative event will or could occur.
A hope is simply a belief that under certain circumstances, a positive event will or could occur.
Yes, there are universal truths. You will experience some of them if you have a peak experience
- click here. Of course, it will pass (unless your name is Jesus or Buddha). And the memory of a peak experience is very different from the peak experience itself.
We are doing very well if we work constantly towards perceiving
deeper truths. As opposed to the
deepest truths (the universal ones).