I AM THE FEAR OF FEAR, THE TERROR OF TERROR

To Sister Nivedita SAN FRANCISCO, 26th May, 1900.

DEAR NIVEDITA,

All blessings on you. Don't despond in the least. Shri wah Guru! Shri wah Guru! You come of the blood of a Kshatriya. Our yellow garb is the robe of death on the field of battle. DEATH FOR THE CAUSE IS OUR GOAL, NOT SUCCESS. Shri wah Guru! . . .
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Black and thick are the folds of sinister fate. But I am the master. I raise my hand, and lo, they vanish! All this is nonsense. And fear? I am the FEAR OF FEAR, the TERROR OF TERROR, I AM THE FEARLESS secondless One, I am the Rule of destiny, the Wiper-out of fact. Shri wah Guru! Steady, child, don't be bought by gold or anything else, and we win!

- Swami Vivekananda

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BLESSINGS TO NIVEDITA

The mother's heart, the hero's will,
The sweetness of the southern breeze,
The sacred charm and strength that dwell
On Aryan altars, flaming, free;
All these be yours, and many more
No ancient soul could dream before --
Be thou to India's future son
The mistress, servant, friend in one.

With the blessings of Vivekananda
Written to Sister Nivedita