Being Fearful

In section 21, I completely disagree with Epictetus.  It is true that men should overcome fear, and once it is accomplished nothing will be "craved excessively" (21). But, what are men without there fears?

 

We wouldn't be anything at all. Fear itself made great discoveries. Avoiding fear of death or "everything that is terrible" (21) makes us practically deny men's nature. Fear and everything that is terrible is what makes us stop and think what we don't want to be, if we overcome that what will be of us? We will be wrecked in a world full of everything with no stop at all.

Epictetus in a way  is right, if we overcoming fear there will be no stress, and after all we have to learn not to fear death. But fear and the fact of being scared of something is part of a human, it's what makes us sinners, beggars, our conscience is made of fear. 

If it weren't for the fear of consequences or causes, we would not have the little voice in our heads warning us of danger. It is perfectly normal to have these feelings they are part of us and the don't necessarily make us "crave excessively" (21). On the contrary, those things might be beneficial for our lives.