By: ShivangiS

Security, in its most popular form, is often less about wisdom and more about eligibility.

Eligibility for a policy.

Eligibility for a salary.

Eligibility for a loan.

Eligibility for social approval.

In reality, much of what we call security is simply a monetary response to instability and fear: 

fear of illness, failure, rejection, loss, and the great unknown. 

And because we rarely pause to understand the deeper meaning of Suraksha (सुरक्षा), we keep buying layers of it, hoping that one day, one of them will finally silence our anxiety.

The Illusion of Security in Everyday Life

From the moment we are born, our lives begin orbiting around security:

• Vaccinations for health security

• Good grades for educational security

• College degrees for career security

• A 'stable job' for job security: a phrase so powerful that entire family conversations, policies, and life decisions revolve around it

• LICs, insurances, and policies for financial security

• Marriage, often sealed not just with love, but with an unspoken expectation of relationship security: as if another human being could function like a long‑term warranty card (no refunds, limited replacements)

What’s both amusing and tragic is that despite collecting all these securities, fear still finds its way in. Because security, when driven by fear rather than understanding, never truly feels secure.

Extending Into the Digital World

This mindset doesn’t stop with life choices: it quietly extends into the digital world too.

In cybersecurity, we often believe that buying software, adding more passwords, or installing firewalls automatically equals protection. But just like life, breaches don’t happen because tools are missing; they happen because people rely on checklists instead of cultivating awareness.

Whether in life or in technology, security isn’t about how much you pay for protection.

It’s about how deeply you understand risk, responsibility, and trust.

That’s where security stops being a product and starts becoming a culture.

Trust: The Foundation of Security

Before security can truly become a culture, the most important foundation to build is trust in oneself- the belief that yes, I can handle this, no matter what life throws my way.

When trust in ourselves is strong, even uncertainty becomes manageable. Confidence has a quiet way of finding its path, especially in the darkest moments.

This principle mirrors cybersecurity more closely than we realize. The strongest security frameworks don’t begin with tools or technologies; they begin with people: people who trust their judgment, stay alert, and take responsibility. 

A system is only as secure as the individual operating it.

When users trust themselves enough to question suspicious links, follow secure practices, and respond thoughtfully instead of panicking, security naturally evolves from a checklist into a culture.

Resilience Over Perfection

In both life and cybersecurity, true security is not about eliminating threats: that is unrealistic.

It is about building resilience, awareness, and trust, so that when something goes wrong (and it will), recovery is possible and damage is contained.

Because security doesn’t start with firewalls or fear.

It starts with trust in systems, in people, and most importantly, in ourselves.

Wisdom From the Bhagavad Gita

Security doesn’t begin with firewalls or fear.

It begins with trust and actions: Trust in systems, in people, and most importantly, in ourselves: And our well directed and structured actions.

As the Bhagavad Gita teaches:

Original Scripture Sanskrit (अध्याय 2, श्लोक 47)

कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन।

मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि॥

Hindi Translation

तुझे कर्म करने का ही अधिकार है, उसके फलों में कभी नहीं।

इसलिए तू कर्मों के फल का कारण मत बन और न ही कर्म न करने में तेरी आसक्ति हो।

English Interpretation

You have the right to perform your actions, but not to the fruits thereof.

Let awareness and responsibility guide your duty, not fear of outcomes.

When action flows from clarity, fear loosens its grip.

When our actions are rooted in awareness and responsibility, security ceases to be something we chase outside.

It becomes something we carry within a quiet resilience, a culture of trust, and a shield against fear.

ShivangiS

Jan 1, 2026 

'When action is guided by awareness and responsibility, fear slowly loosens its grip.'

Security then ceases to be something we seek outside and becomes something we carry within.