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

by Erwin Raphael McManus

While there are many expressions of wisdom, for our purposes it will be defined as the ability to bring peace. When the warrior is wise, they fight only for peace. The proof of their victory is that they have created a world where what is good and beautiful and true prevails. The fool is the enemy of wisdom. The fool is driven by greed and power and violence. The fool uses their weapons to harm, injure, and destroy. The warrior wields a weapon only to defend, protect, and liberate. The warrior does not wield a weapon; they are a weapon. Their strength does not come from the weapons they hold but from the wisdom that has taken hold of them. The novice believes that their power lies in being seen; the warrior understands they are most powerful when they are unseen. The way of the warrior is not a path toward war but a path toward wisdom. The warrior knows they have not learned everything but that they know everything they need to learn.