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King Hussein

We should face reality and our past mistakes in an honest, adult way. Boasting of glory does not make glory, and singing in the dark does not dispel fear.

King Hussein

Fear

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King Hussein is saying that we need to accept the truth about what has happened before and learn from it without pretending everything is perfect. He warns that just talking proudly about success or trying to ignore fear won't actually create real achievements or remove the fear itself.

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