On my daily walks, I listen to audio books - a lot of them thanks to our well-stocked local library. For a long while, i listened to non-fiction, self-help type of books as well as books that teach you stuff like how startups work, or books by Simon Sinek that teach you to question the why, what and how of each task. Of late, due to the recent turmoil between the US and China, the works of Robert Kaplan has caught my eye although these are hardbound books and not audio books. Anyway, I am meandering ... the reason for this post arose out of a scene from the famous book by Frank Herbert, Dune . BTW, I highly recommend this audio book. Even though I have read the book before, the audio book version has made the book much more magical for me. Now to the point ... in this scene, Paul Atreides walks into a room to find his friend, mentor and sword master, Gurney Halleck, threatening to kill his mother, the Lady Jessica due to a misunderstanding over who betrayed Leto Atreides...