Fear is a distressing negative sensation induced by a perceived threat. It is a basic survival mechanism in response to a specific stimulus, such as pain or the threat of danger. In short, fear is the ability to recognize danger leading to an urge to confront it or flee from it. But, in the book I Can Overcome Fear, it is something that has to be overcome.

David is a five year old boy who loves to swim in his baby pool. He is so much contented with it that he doesn't even care if the family's big pool ever gets fixed. His reason is that he's scared to swim in a big pool. He...