What words can we use to describe the modern warrior?
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Here are just a few:
- Courageous
- Self-Disciplined
- Principled
- Strong-willed
- Kind
- Growth-oriented
- Self-sufficiency
- Protective
- Self-Sacrificing
- Calm
- Responsible
- Motivational
- Inspiring,
- Charismatic
- Noble
- Powerful
- Modest (though not necessarily humble)
These are just some of the traits that a true warrior should strive for.
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Still and calm on the outside then, but with great power and strength on the inside.
Not driven by impulse or whim, but by a greater purpose.
Never bending to the will of
others and never giving up when the going gets tough.
That is the warrior spirit.
Times You Were Not a Warrior
You probably don’t live on the battlefield and you probably hopefully will never need
to see combat.
But there are plenty of ways that the warrior
mindset will apply in your day-to-day life as well
and plenty of opportunities to demonstrate what
it takes to be a warrior.
Perhaps the easiest way to consider this is to look
at all those times that you weren’t a warrior in
your life. These are the times when your fear,
your anger, or your lack of motivation and
willpower got the better of you.
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Consider this:
You wake up in the morning and realize your favorite shirt is torn, you spend
the rest of the day angry with everyone, sulking, and not focusing on your
work. This very small inconvenience has ruined your ability to stay productive
and it has made other people feel bad.
It’s raining out so you call off your plans to visit your friend down the road, who you know was looking forward to the get-together. You’re trying to lose weight but you’re low on energy and so you eat a large piece of cake.
A friend faints at a party and instead of staying calm and following a correct protocol to make sure they’re okay, you instead get in a flap, scream at everyone, and make matters worse.
Your boss needs you to complete an assignment before you go home. You resent the idea of staying later and you’re feeling tired so you rush it and put in less than your best work.
You have been telling friends for years that you’re going to write a book and
that it is your dream to become a published author. You get home and the
first thing you do is crash on the couch and watch trashy TV.
You break a glass in the kitchen and when your partner asks who did it, you blame your friend who was around the other day.
You get into a physical altercation with someone in the street and run away – leaving your friends or family to deal with the danger on their own.
You are getting onto a train and instead of letting the elderly lady on in front of you, you push ahead.
Your friends are peer pressuring you into smoking weed and accusing you of not being fun. Smoking weed is something you have no interest in this hypothetical situation but you let yourself get talked into it for fear of appearing lame.
You are happily married when an attractive woman/man makes their move on you. You give in to your momentary impulse and you sleep with them, effectively wrecking your relationship with not only your partner but your children as well.
You are unhappy in your relationship or job but you stay in it because you don’t have the heart to tell the person or you are too afraid of what the future might bring. Some of these examples are more extreme than others.
Of course, there is a big
difference between eating ice cream when you really shouldn’t and being swayed by
hate speech! And occasionally losing your cool is normal. But while these points
might all seem very different, they essentially come from the same thing: weakness.
Weakness is often the source of our problems and even of evil. Weakness means
giving in to things we know aren’t right, or making excuses and putting off our goals.
Now let’s look at how someone strong might approach the same issues:
You wake up in the morning and realize your favorite shirt is torn. You shrug
and wear something else, recognizing this is a very small issue in the grand
scheme of things!
It’s raining out and you don’t feel like going out. But you know it’s the right thing to do, so you man up and you go.
DO NOT FEAR OF WALKING ALONG BE BRAVE
You’re trying to lose weight but you’re low on energy. You dig deep, find that fire within and head to the gym.
A friend faints at a party and you remain calm, cool, and collected. You assign jobs to people and check they’re okay.
Your boss needs you to complete an assignment before you go home. You
resent the idea of staying later and you’re feeling tired but you complete the
work to the best of your ability nevertheless. You speak to your boss about
not putting you in that position again.
You have been telling friends for years that you’re going to write a book and
that it is your dream to become a published author. You get home and resolve
to write two pages a night.
You break a glass in the kitchen and when your partner asks who did it, you
own up and face the consequences.
You get into a physical altercation with someone in the street. You make sure
your family and friends are safe while trying to calm the situation as best you
can.
You are getting onto a train and you always stop to let the old lady on first.
And the old man. And anyone who was there first.
Your friends are peer pressuring you into smoking weed and accusing you of
not being fun. If you want to, you do it. If you do not, you do not.
You are happily married when an attractive woman/man makes their move on
you. You have control of your feelings so you turn them down.
You are unhappy in your relationship or job so you discuss that unhappiness
with the other party and look for ways to improve the situation.
That might
mean finding a new job or ending the relationship but it is better than
dragging it out.
The warrior is mentally and physically strong and this allows them to stick to their
code of ethics and to work toward their vision for a better future – instead of doing
what makes them feel good in the short term.
THERE ARE THREE GOLDEN RULES
WHO IS HELPING YOU, DON'T FORGET THEM
WHO IS LOVING YOU, DON'T HATE THEM
WHO IS BELIEVING YOU, DON'T CHEAT THEM
Ultimately, this leads to much greater happiness, much greater peace, and much
greater pride. And not just for you, but for all those around you.
