A Rule Of Thumb For A Warrior

A Warrior Is A Hunter. He Calculates Everything. That's Control. Once His Calculations Are Over, He Acts. He Lets Go. That's Abandon. A Warrior Is Not A Leaf At The Mercy Of The Wind. No One Can Push Him; No One Can Make Him Do Thingsagainst Himself Or Against His Better Judgment. A Warrior Is Tuned To Survive, And He Survives In The Best Of All Possible Fashions.

Intent Is Not A Thought, Or An Object, Or A Wish. Intent Is What Can Make A Man Succeed When His Thoughts Tell Him That He Is Defeated. It Operates In Spite Of The Warrior's Indulgence. Intent Is What Makes Him Invulnerable. Intent Is What Sends A Shaman Through A Wall, Through Space, To Infinity.

When One Has Nothing To Lose, One Becomes Courageous. We Are Timid Only When There Is Something We Can Still Cling To.

For A Human Being, Sadness Is As Powerful As Terror. Sadness Makes A Warrior Shed Tears Of Blood.

A Warrior, On The Other Hand, Is A Hunter. He Calculates Everything. That's Control. But Once His Calculations Are Over He Acts. He Lets Go. That's Abandon.