Fear is the mind killer.

You —

There is nothing to fear apart from fear itself.


Or is that totally false? Surely fear is a survival instinct where people ignore it at their own peril?


The title and first like is an adaptation of something Dune, where the Bene Gesserit had a "Litany Against Fear":


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.


I dont think I agree with the litany from a work of fiction. Fear needs to be respected and listened to, even if not always given in to.


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Shaytaan's messing with my thoughts -_-

TPOS —

So it's that time of year again! :D... No not winter, christmas and SALES but Hajj, sacrifices and EID 😃


My parents just mentioned going on hajj and stuff which reminded me of something. Couple of years ago my parents mentioned that we might all go to Umrah.


My immediate thoughts:


OMG i'm not ready! i can't go yet!


What if i don't *feel* the spirtualness, the closeness, the awe, the love


What if i just can't concentrate?!


What do i tell mum and dad, though? I can't say I don't want to go


:S


We didn't end up going.


But I now realise, that was all just Shaytaan putting me off from going. Whispering in my ear. Trying to create fear by using one of my greatest fears.


Mums & The Cake Factor (part 1)

Letters_to_Cleo —

I reeeeealllly love my mum. And i have soooo much respect for her when I think about how much of a NIGHTMARE i was when i was little. The one incident that comes to mind is my big sisters birthday. She'd just turned 19 and my mum had baked her a GORGEOUS cake with thick pink icing which was slathered ontop and a cute horse made out of marshmallows and toothpicks ontop! To an eight year old, it was a thing of wonder... half toy and half cake!!! Ooooooooh the glorious possibilities!!!! 😃


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