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Valuing one's companion
A warrior knows that his finest
masters are the people with whom he shares the battlefield.
Asking for advice is dangerous.
Giving advice is even more of a risk. When he needs help, he tries
to see how his friends resolve - or fail to resolve - their problems.
If he seeks inspiration, he
reads on the lips of his neighbor, the words his guardian angel
wishes to impart to him.
When he is tired or lonely,
he does not dream of distant men or women; he seeks those by his
side, and shares his pain or necessity for comfort - with pleasure
and without guilt.
A warrior knows that the most
distant star in the Universe manifests itself in the world around
him.
Knowing how to ask for help
When he suffers some injustice,
a warrior generally seeks to remain alone - so as not to show his
pain to others.
This behavior is both good
and bad at the same time.
It is one thing to allow your
heart to gradually cure its own wounds. Another is to remain in
deep meditation every day, afraid of appearing to be weak.
Within each of us there is
an angel and a demon, and their voices are very similar. Faced with
a difficulty, the demon nourishes solitary conversation, by showing
us how vulnerable we are. The angel makes us reflect on our attitudes,
and sometimes uses someone else's tongue to manifest itself.
A warrior balances loneliness
and dependency, with the help of others.
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