Why We Are Negative

We seem to have a natural tendency towards negativity, hostility, and defensiveness, which may be inbred from when we lived a more vulnerable life.  It was vulnerable to dangerous surroundings, beasts, and people.  The safety of the cave, perhaps feeling like the womb,  was the only time we could let down our guard.  Being sensitive to danger is what enabled us to survive and because the wary survived, we are wary.  And throughout  our history it hasn't changed that much.

 Part of The Work seems to be a struggle against all of this and to get back to Eden, where we can be at peace and live in harmony with the world.