Joe

“Zensunni training permitted him to overcome the shock of events. The mentat accomplishment formed a counterbalance. He put off all fear, standing above the source. His entire consciousness looked outward from a position of infinite wonder: he had been dead; he was alive.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune Messiah

“while growing up, I experienced frequent criticism and not much compassion, and I took these attitudes into myself. I’ve always been moved by the pain of others. But my own pain? I pushed it away, and then wondered why it kept growing.”
― Rick Hanson, Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness