Opportunities that arise from Fear?

There are opportunities that arise from the experience of Fear...

One that I know of is Courage: When we're able to come closer to that which we fear, it's often an act of courage. Coming closer allows for something new to arise out of the situation. There is opportunity to shine light on the dark.

The darker side that often arises out of fear is that of distancing. Fear is often related to those things which we know little of, and distance only serves to increase such fears even further. At times distance does help to create safety... but sometimes fear manifests as increased potential for violence: physical violence where we're more willing to kill another being (out of our own fear of being killed)... psychological violence, where we no longer give other beings equal consideration (we belittle their existence, as we strongly cling to our own existence), we stop hearing the life inside other beings, their own wants, desires... their fears, their hopes... And in a strange twist of fate, that which we fear often comes closer to us the moment we choose to engage in violence out of fear: we plant seeds of fear in others, who will now also be willing to engage in acts of violence towards those they fear.