Reverend Mother
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โฑ๏ธ 4:04 duration
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The reverend mother must combine the seductive whiles of a courtesan
With the untouchable majesty of a virgin Goddess
Holding these attributes in tension
So long as the powers of her youth endure
For when youth and beauty have gone
She will find that the place between
One occupied by tension
Has become a wellspring
Of cunning
And resourcefulness
Many have marked the speed with which Muad'Dib
Learned the necessities of Arrakis
The Bene Gesserit of course
Know the basis of this speed
For the others
We can say that Muad'Dib learned rapidly
Because his first training
Was in how to learn
And the first lesson of all
Was the basic trust that he could learn
It is shocking to find how many people
Do not believe they can learn
And how many more believe learning to be difficult
Muad'Dib knew that every experience
Carries
Its lesson
Greatness is a transitory experience
It is never consistent
It depends in part
Upon the myth-making imagination of human kind
The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling
For the myth he is in
He must reflect what is projected upon him
And he must have a strong sense of the sardonic
This is what uncouples him from belief in his own pretensions
The sardonic is all that permits him to move within himself
Without this quality
Even occasional greatness
Will destroy a man
With the untouchable majesty of a virgin Goddess
Holding these attributes in tension
So long as the powers of her youth endure
For when youth and beauty have gone
She will find that the place between
One occupied by tension
Has become a wellspring
Of cunning
And resourcefulness
Many have marked the speed with which Muad'Dib
Learned the necessities of Arrakis
The Bene Gesserit of course
Know the basis of this speed
For the others
We can say that Muad'Dib learned rapidly
Because his first training
Was in how to learn
And the first lesson of all
Was the basic trust that he could learn
It is shocking to find how many people
Do not believe they can learn
And how many more believe learning to be difficult
Muad'Dib knew that every experience
Carries
Its lesson
Greatness is a transitory experience
It is never consistent
It depends in part
Upon the myth-making imagination of human kind
The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling
For the myth he is in
He must reflect what is projected upon him
And he must have a strong sense of the sardonic
This is what uncouples him from belief in his own pretensions
The sardonic is all that permits him to move within himself
Without this quality
Even occasional greatness
Will destroy a man
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:15.83] The reverend mother must combine the seductive whiles of a courtesan
[00:19.88] With the untouchable majesty of a virgin Goddess
[00:23.97] Holding these attributes in tension
[00:27.75] So long as the powers of her youth endure
[00:31.59] For when youth and beauty have gone
[00:35.03] She will find that the place between
[00:37.68] One occupied by tension
[00:39.76] Has become a wellspring
[00:41.65] Of cunning
[00:43.63] And resourcefulness
[00:46.77]
[01:03.15] Many have marked the speed with which Muad'Dib
[01:06.04] Learned the necessities of Arrakis
[01:11.60] The Bene Gesserit of course
[01:13.16] Know the basis of this speed
[01:15.67] For the others
[01:16.81] We can say that Muad'Dib learned rapidly
[01:19.28] Because his first training
[01:21.35] Was in how to learn
[01:23.61] And the first lesson of all
[01:25.13] Was the basic trust that he could learn
[01:28.91] It is shocking to find how many people
[01:31.67] Do not believe they can learn
[01:33.79] And how many more believe learning to be difficult
[01:38.73]
[02:08.79] Muad'Dib knew that every experience
[02:12.09] Carries
[02:13.72] Its lesson
[02:15.93] Greatness is a transitory experience
[02:21.68] It is never consistent
[02:23.66] It depends in part
[02:25.74] Upon the myth-making imagination of human kind
[02:31.70] The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling
[02:35.80] For the myth he is in
[02:39.62] He must reflect what is projected upon him
[02:43.78] And he must have a strong sense of the sardonic
[02:48.05] This is what uncouples him from belief in his own pretensions
[02:51.62] The sardonic is all that permits him to move within himself
[02:57.91] Without this quality
[03:02.02] Even occasional greatness
[03:03.99] Will destroy a man
[03:39.75]
[00:19.88] With the untouchable majesty of a virgin Goddess
[00:23.97] Holding these attributes in tension
[00:27.75] So long as the powers of her youth endure
[00:31.59] For when youth and beauty have gone
[00:35.03] She will find that the place between
[00:37.68] One occupied by tension
[00:39.76] Has become a wellspring
[00:41.65] Of cunning
[00:43.63] And resourcefulness
[00:46.77]
[01:03.15] Many have marked the speed with which Muad'Dib
[01:06.04] Learned the necessities of Arrakis
[01:11.60] The Bene Gesserit of course
[01:13.16] Know the basis of this speed
[01:15.67] For the others
[01:16.81] We can say that Muad'Dib learned rapidly
[01:19.28] Because his first training
[01:21.35] Was in how to learn
[01:23.61] And the first lesson of all
[01:25.13] Was the basic trust that he could learn
[01:28.91] It is shocking to find how many people
[01:31.67] Do not believe they can learn
[01:33.79] And how many more believe learning to be difficult
[01:38.73]
[02:08.79] Muad'Dib knew that every experience
[02:12.09] Carries
[02:13.72] Its lesson
[02:15.93] Greatness is a transitory experience
[02:21.68] It is never consistent
[02:23.66] It depends in part
[02:25.74] Upon the myth-making imagination of human kind
[02:31.70] The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling
[02:35.80] For the myth he is in
[02:39.62] He must reflect what is projected upon him
[02:43.78] And he must have a strong sense of the sardonic
[02:48.05] This is what uncouples him from belief in his own pretensions
[02:51.62] The sardonic is all that permits him to move within himself
[02:57.91] Without this quality
[03:02.02] Even occasional greatness
[03:03.99] Will destroy a man
[03:39.75]