miércoles, 9 de noviembre de 2005

Litany

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.

Bene Gesserit's litany against fear
(Frank Herbert, "Dune")


No tengas miedo. En mis rezos subyace el deseo de que todo salga bien, pero lo que más pido es que no tengas miedo.
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1 comentario:

Christopher Steven b. dijo...

My shoes.
My books.
My incense.
My frying pan.
My laser pointer.
A list of things i would part with to understand, to touch the source of your words. No, a translation won't do: let your past pains or future worries or dreams, let some of what comes forth remain a ghost which pokes and jabs (though softly) the sternum or the atrium of anyone who reads your words...