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feuervogel) wrote2011-04-19 03:59 pm
feuervogel) wrote2011-04-19 03:59 pm
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We have a heartfelt exchange between cousins on bravery and some (hopefully not too trite) platitudes.
She looked down toward the bed, then into his eyes. “Who should I trust?”
“Yourself. Your training. Your comrades. Us. Remember what we taught you today, and run away if you need to, to survive.” He laid his hand on her shoulder, hoping to offer her support. She reminded him of his sister, if his sister had been raised fighting her whole life. “Let me tell you something a wise man told me: Fear keeps you alive, if you don’t let it paralyze you. Use it to your advantage.” It could be applied to a variety of situations.
She looked at him, eyebrows drawn together in thought. “To my advantage?”
“To me, it means that I can’t go in overconfident, because that means I’ll screw up. History is full of tales of battles lost by men who were completely sure they’d win them when they started out that day. At the same time, I can’t go in thinking it’s hopeless. I have to find the balance.”
We have a heartfelt exchange between cousins on bravery and some (hopefully not too trite) platitudes.
She looked down toward the bed, then into his eyes. “Who should I trust?”
“Yourself. Your training. Your comrades. Us. Remember what we taught you today, and run away if you need to, to survive.” He laid his hand on her shoulder, hoping to offer her support. She reminded him of his sister, if his sister had been raised fighting her whole life. “Let me tell you something a wise man told me: Fear keeps you alive, if you don’t let it paralyze you. Use it to your advantage.” It could be applied to a variety of situations.
She looked at him, eyebrows drawn together in thought. “To my advantage?”
“To me, it means that I can’t go in overconfident, because that means I’ll screw up. History is full of tales of battles lost by men who were completely sure they’d win them when they started out that day. At the same time, I can’t go in thinking it’s hopeless. I have to find the balance.”