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What does it mean?
Fear and anger have been suppressed by hope, but now that calm is gone, people feel raw dread.
In plain terms
People felt hope before but now they feel raw fear.
What can you take from it?
When hope fails, fear takes over.

Where it applies

  • crisis
  • political unrest
  • loss of safety

Putting it to work

  • find calm
  • acknowledge fear

Questions to consider

  • What holds fear back?
  • How do you find calm?

Another view

Fear does not always lead to despair.

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