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snickersnort, I was quoting the Litany most of the day myself... of course it was for "crazy" factor more than anything... I've discovered that if I can keep the bosses at arms' length, it's a lot harder for them to give me stuff to do LOL
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"I will not fear, fear is the mind killer, I will face my fear, I will let it pass through me."
That's the line from Children of Dune right?
Fear can be healthy, if used correctly. We shouldn't let it control us, but we also shouldn't ignore it either. Fear has been with us from the dawn of man, and has served many a man well. Some things we would do well to fear.
But giving in to fear, as I think many did in the last election, is never wise. And I think employing fear, as Bush did in the last election, is the sign of a weak man.
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The litany against fear was actually first said in the very first chapter of the original Dune. I believe that it is repeated (or at least referred to) at least once in each of the 6 original Dune novels.
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I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing Only I will remain.
In the original Dune movie (Kyle/Sting) they cut it short to the first couple lines while Paul is under the gom jabbar. I didn't see the Sci-Fi Channel versions of either Dune or Children, so I don't know how much of the Litany they chopped.
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I don't remember the specifically how the SciFi Dune did the littany, but I really liked that version. Not a substitute for the book by any means, and the first movie did some things better, but I was pleased with it anyway.
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