The Way of the Warrior: An Ancient Path to Inner Peace

by Erwin Raphael McManus

The warrior never fights out of anger; they fight only out of honor. They never fight to conquer; they fight only to liberate. The warrior fights against evil so that good may prevail. Wisdom is revealed by what a person fights for. If you fight for yourself, you have given yourself to too small a thing. The warrior fights against injustice, against poverty, against despair, against depression. The wisdom of the warrior establishes both their enemies and their battles. Only the fool fights battles not worth fighting or even worth winning. Because of their wisdom, the warrior does not engage in battles that should not be fought. And at the same time, they do not shrink back from battles that must be fought. This is the true wisdom of the warrior. The warrior can win the battles where even the strongest have known only defeat. This is why the warrior is never powerless. You can try to take all their earthly weapons, but you cannot take their wisdom. And because the warrior has learned the way of wisdom, they are never powerless.