When the moment for combat approaches, the warrior of light is prepared for all eventualities.
He analyses every strategy and asks: ‘What would I do if I had to fight myself?’ He thus discovers his weak points.
At the moment, his opponent approaches; he comes with a bag full of promises, treaties, negotiations. He has tempting proposals and easy alternatives.
The warrior analyses each of the proposals; he also seeks agreement, but without ever losing his dignity. If he avoids combat, it will not be because he was seduced, but because he judged it to be the best strategy.
A warrior of light does not accept gifts from his enemy.
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
082. Warrior of Light
The Breviary of Medieval Knights says:
‘The spiritual energy of the Path uses justice and patience to prepare your spirit.
This is the Path of the Knight: a path that is at once easy and difficult, because if forces one to set aside trivial things and chance friendships. That is why. At many hesitate to follow it.
This is the first teaching of the Knight: you will erase everything you had written in the book of your life up until now: restlessness, uncertainty, lies. And in the place of all this you will write the word courage. By beginning the journey with that word and continuing wotjh faith in God, you will arrive wherever you need to arrive.’
‘The spiritual energy of the Path uses justice and patience to prepare your spirit.
This is the Path of the Knight: a path that is at once easy and difficult, because if forces one to set aside trivial things and chance friendships. That is why. At many hesitate to follow it.
This is the first teaching of the Knight: you will erase everything you had written in the book of your life up until now: restlessness, uncertainty, lies. And in the place of all this you will write the word courage. By beginning the journey with that word and continuing wotjh faith in God, you will arrive wherever you need to arrive.’
Thursday, December 22, 2005
081. Warrior of Light
A warrior is as wise as a serpent and as innocent as a dove.
When people gather to talk, he does not judge the behavior of others; he knows that darkness uses an invisible net to spread its evil. This net catches any snippet of information floating in the air and transforms it into the intrigue and envy that infest the human soul.
Thus, everything that is said about someone reaches the ears of the enemies of that person, augmented by the dark weight of poison and malice.
For this reason, when the warrior speaks of his brother’s opinions, he imagines that his brother is there present, listening to what he is saying.
When people gather to talk, he does not judge the behavior of others; he knows that darkness uses an invisible net to spread its evil. This net catches any snippet of information floating in the air and transforms it into the intrigue and envy that infest the human soul.
Thus, everything that is said about someone reaches the ears of the enemies of that person, augmented by the dark weight of poison and malice.
For this reason, when the warrior speaks of his brother’s opinions, he imagines that his brother is there present, listening to what he is saying.
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
080. Warrior of Light
A warrior of light always has a second chance in life.
Like all other men and women, he was not born knowing how to use a sword; he made many mistakes before he discovered his Personal Legend.
No warrior can sit down by the fire and tell others: ‘I always did the right thing.’ Anyone who says this is lying and has not yet learned to know himself. The true warrior of light has committed injustices in the past.
But as he proceeds on his journey, he realizes that the people to whom he did not behave correctly always cross his path again.
It is his chance to right the wrong he did them, and he always, unhesitatingly, seizes that chance.
Like all other men and women, he was not born knowing how to use a sword; he made many mistakes before he discovered his Personal Legend.
No warrior can sit down by the fire and tell others: ‘I always did the right thing.’ Anyone who says this is lying and has not yet learned to know himself. The true warrior of light has committed injustices in the past.
But as he proceeds on his journey, he realizes that the people to whom he did not behave correctly always cross his path again.
It is his chance to right the wrong he did them, and he always, unhesitatingly, seizes that chance.
Thursday, December 15, 2005
079. Warrior of Light
The friends of the warrior of light ask him where he draws his energy from. He says: ‘From the hidden enemy.’
His friends ask who that is.
The warrior responds: ‘ Someone we can no longer hurt.’
It might be a boy who beat him in a childhood scrap, the girlfriend who left him when he was eleven, the teacher who said he was stupid. When he is tired, the warrior reminds himself that these enemies have still not seen his courage.
He does not consider revenge, because the hidden enemy is no longer part of his story. He thinks only of improving his skills so that his deeds will be known throughout the world and reach the ears of those who have hurt him in the past.
Yesterday’s pain is the warrior of light’s strength.
His friends ask who that is.
The warrior responds: ‘ Someone we can no longer hurt.’
It might be a boy who beat him in a childhood scrap, the girlfriend who left him when he was eleven, the teacher who said he was stupid. When he is tired, the warrior reminds himself that these enemies have still not seen his courage.
He does not consider revenge, because the hidden enemy is no longer part of his story. He thinks only of improving his skills so that his deeds will be known throughout the world and reach the ears of those who have hurt him in the past.
Yesterday’s pain is the warrior of light’s strength.
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
078. Warrior of Light
A warrior of light is not constantly repeating the same struggle, especially when there are neither advances nor retreats.
If a battle is not progressing, he knows that he must sit down with the enemy and negotiate a truce; they have both practiced the art of the sword, now they need to understand each other.
This is a dignified gesture, not a cowardly one. It is a balance of forces and a change of strategy.
Once the peace plans have been drawn up, the warriors return to their houses. They do not need to prove anything to anyone; they fought the Good Fight and kept the faith. Each one gave a little, thus learning the art of negotiation.
If a battle is not progressing, he knows that he must sit down with the enemy and negotiate a truce; they have both practiced the art of the sword, now they need to understand each other.
This is a dignified gesture, not a cowardly one. It is a balance of forces and a change of strategy.
Once the peace plans have been drawn up, the warriors return to their houses. They do not need to prove anything to anyone; they fought the Good Fight and kept the faith. Each one gave a little, thus learning the art of negotiation.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
077. Warrior of Light
The warrior of light never falls into the trap of that word 'freedom'.
When his people are oppressed, freedom is a very clear concept. At such times, using sword and shield, he fights as long as he has breath and life. When contrasted with oppression, freedom is easy to understand: it is the opposite of slavery.
But sometimes the warrior hears older people saying: ‘When I stop working, I will be free.’ A year later, those same people are complaining: ‘Life is all boring routine.’ In this case, freedom is difficult to understand: it means absence of meaning.
A warrior of light is always committed. He is the slave of his dream and free to act.
When his people are oppressed, freedom is a very clear concept. At such times, using sword and shield, he fights as long as he has breath and life. When contrasted with oppression, freedom is easy to understand: it is the opposite of slavery.
But sometimes the warrior hears older people saying: ‘When I stop working, I will be free.’ A year later, those same people are complaining: ‘Life is all boring routine.’ In this case, freedom is difficult to understand: it means absence of meaning.
A warrior of light is always committed. He is the slave of his dream and free to act.
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
076. Warrior of Light
The warrior of light has the sword in his hands.
He is the one who decides what he will do and what he will never do.
There are moments when life leads him into a crisis; he is separated from things he has always loved; it is then that the warrior reflects. He checks that he is fulfilling God’s will or if he is merely acting selfishly. If this separation is really part of his path, then he accepts it without complaint.
If, however, such a separation was provoked by someone else’s perverse actions, then he is implacable in his response.
The warrior possesses both force and forgiveness. He can use both with equal skill.
He is the one who decides what he will do and what he will never do.
There are moments when life leads him into a crisis; he is separated from things he has always loved; it is then that the warrior reflects. He checks that he is fulfilling God’s will or if he is merely acting selfishly. If this separation is really part of his path, then he accepts it without complaint.
If, however, such a separation was provoked by someone else’s perverse actions, then he is implacable in his response.
The warrior possesses both force and forgiveness. He can use both with equal skill.
Thursday, December 01, 2005
075. Warrior of Light
At the beginning of his struggle, the warior of light stated: ‘I have dreams.’
After some years, he realizes that it is actually possible to reach his goal: he knows that he will be rewarded.
At that moment, he feels sad. He knows about other people’s unhappiness, about the loneliness and frustration experienced by so much of humanity, and does not believe that he deserves what he is about to receive.
His angel whispers: ‘Give it all up.’ The warrior kneels down and offers God his conquest.
That act of surrender forces the warrior to stop asking foolish questions and help him overcome his feeling of guilt.
After some years, he realizes that it is actually possible to reach his goal: he knows that he will be rewarded.
At that moment, he feels sad. He knows about other people’s unhappiness, about the loneliness and frustration experienced by so much of humanity, and does not believe that he deserves what he is about to receive.
His angel whispers: ‘Give it all up.’ The warrior kneels down and offers God his conquest.
That act of surrender forces the warrior to stop asking foolish questions and help him overcome his feeling of guilt.
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