Goodreads asked Rich Hungerford:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Rich Hungerford I was inspired to write my upcoming book on the warrior's path by listening to the discussions between students attending survival courses and by noting how 'warriors' are being portrayed in the popular media. The portrayal of warriors as individuals highly skilled in violence and killing is not accurate nor is it healthy for our communities. By immersing our young people in this skewed perspective we are inherently desensitising them to violence and this is now directly contributing to the level of violence we experience in the world generally and in our immediate communities. We need to re-direct that perspective to one that shows people that warriors are in lesson, as we all are, but that it is in a particular way and for the protection and benefit of others. We have to show our young people that the warrior's path is about service rather than self-service. That it emphasises peaceful co-existence and cooperation rather than competition. We need the new generation to understand that we can be strong while being compassionate and that the latter is not an expression of weakness. The book has been written with that intention.

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