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“The spiritual energy of the Path uses justice and patience to prepare your spirit.
“This is the Path of the Knight: A path that is at once easy and difficult, because it forces one to set aside trivial things and chance friendships. That is why, at first, many hesitate to follow it.
“This is the first teaching of the Knights: You will erase everything you had written in the book of your life up until now: restlessness, uncertainty, lies. And in the place of all this you will write the word courage. By beginning the journey with that word and continuing with faith in God, you will arrive wherever you need to arrive.”
When the moment for combat approaches, the Warrior of the Light is prepared for all eventualities.
He analyses every strategy and asks: “What would I do if I had to fight myself?” He thus discovers his weak points.
At that moment, his opponent approaches; he comes with a bag full of promises, treaties, and negotiations. He has tempting proposals and easy alternatives.
The Warrior analyses each of the proposals; he also seeks agreement, but without ever losing his dignity. If he avoids combat, it will not be because he was seduced, but because he judged it to be the best strategy.
A Warrior of the Light does not accept gifts from his enemy.
I repeat:
You can recognize a Warrior of the Light by the look in his eye. Warriors of the Light are in the world, they form part of the world, and they were sent into the world without saddlebags or sandals. They are often cowardly. They do not always act correctly.
Warriors of the Light are wounded by the most foolish things, they worry about trivialities, they believe themselves incapable of growing. Warriors
of the Light sometimes believe themselves unworthy of any blessing or miracle.
Warriors of the Light often ask themselves what they are doing here. Often they find their lives meaningless.
That is why they are Warriors of the Light. Because they fail. Because they ask questions. Because they keep looking for a meaning. And, in the end, they will find it.
The Warrior of the Light is now waking from his dream.
He thinks: “I do not know how to deal with this light that is making me grow.” The light, however, does not disappear.
The Warrior thinks: “Changes must be made that I do not feel like making.”
The light remains, because “feel” is a word full of traps.
Then the eyes and heart of the Warrior begin to grow accustomed to the light. It no longer frightens him and he finally accepts his own Legend, even if this means running risks.
The Warrior has been asleep for a long time. It is only natural that he should wake up very gradually.
The experienced fighter puts up with insults; he knows the strength of his fist and the skill of his blows. Confronted by an unprepared opponent, he looks deep into his eyes and conquers him without ever having to resort to a physical fight.
As the Warrior learns from his spiritual master, the light of faith shines in his eyes and he does not need to prove anything to anyone. He is not bothered by his opponent’s aggressive arguments which say that God is a superstition, that miracles are just tricks, that believing in angels is running away from reality.
Like the fighter, the Warrior of the Light is aware of his own immense strength; he never fights with anyone who does not deserve the honor of combat.
The Warrior of the Light must always remember the five rules of combat, set down by Chuan Tzu three thousand years ago:
Faith Before going into battle, you must believe in the reasons for the fight.
Companions Choose your allies and learn to fight in company, for no one ever won a war singlehandedly.
Time A battle in winter is different from a battle in summer; a good Warrior is careful to select the right moment to begin a fight.
Space One does not fight in the same way in a mountain pass as one would on a plain. Think about your surroundings and how best to move around in them.
Strategy The best Warrior is the one who plans his fight.
The Warrior rarely knows the result of a battle when the battle is over.
