Litany Against Fear — Litany Against Anger

From Dune, obviously. If you haven’t read it go do it now, it’s awesome.

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.

My conversion to a litany against anger…

I must not submit to my anger.
Anger is the ravager.
Anger is the destroyer, sowing chaos and pain.
I will face my anger.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has passed I will turn to see its path.
Where the anger has gone there will be nothing.
Only I remain.

Not sure I like lines 2 and 3 but I’m better with two after reading the definition of ravager. I like “sowing chaos and pain” as it indicates what you do to others. Also not sure about line one, it was originally “give in” and I can’t decide which I like.

I’ve never really liked the last line.  I always thought “will” was unnecessary.

BTW, the litany again anger is useful for me but really needed by others in my life.  My own anger has always been brief and then set aside with apologies where needed.

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My own edit of the litany against fear.  I just chopped out anything I felt wasn’t useful and made one substitution.

I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings oblivion.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has passed I will turn to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I remain.

 

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