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“Fear is the little death…”

by on May 17, 2020

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  • Joe May 17, 2020, 8:27 AM

    If the world is really a narrow bridge then it seems as if I am always going against the flow.

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  • Vanderleun May 17, 2020, 9:54 AM

    As am I. I just try to remember to always pass on the right.

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  • James ONeil May 17, 2020, 12:02 PM

    I tend to drive on the right, which is why I won’t drive in England, Oz, or Japan .

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  • ghostsniper May 17, 2020, 3:00 PM

    I drove on the right once, at night time, in reverse, when I was drunk, in Leeds.
    Yeah, it left a mark.

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  • Gazelam May 17, 2020, 5:40 PM

    “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.”
    – Frank Herbert

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  • DrTedNelson May 18, 2020, 10:29 AM

    Imagine if this was played over the idiot box for a few nights instead of meaningless pandemic statistics.

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