Manual of The Warrior of Light

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During battles that take place in summer he does not use the same equipment and techniques that he would use during battles that take place in winter. The caliph Moauiyat asked Omr Ben Al-Aas the secret of his great political skills: 'I never get involved in something without having first worked out my retreat; then again, I have never gone into a situation and immediately wanted to run straight out again,' came the answer. However difficult it may be to accept what happens to us, one must understand that moments such as this give us the possibility for radical change in our behavior.

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At such moments, he smiles and makes it clear to them that he loves them, but he does not take up the challenge. Perhaps he is right: there are abandoned children, massacred civilians, innocent people imprisoned, lonely old people, drunks in the gutter, madmen in power.The warrior keeps his attention focused on the battle and he perseveres, even when everything seems utterly pointless. In surrendering to the miracle of the everyday, he notices that he cannot always foresee the consequences of his actions.

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Disappointed, he walked to a nearby fishing village and asked if anyone there knew about an island and a temple. Each person will answer for his actions before God and so, once the warrior has completed his task, he makes no further comment.

Soon after that, he became used to the cries of the seagulls, the buzzing of the bees and the wind blowing amongst the palm trees. He asks to be spared suffering, he asks for joy in the Good Fight, but he never forgets to add: 'Thy will be done'.

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Some time later, however, the fishermen changed their tune: 'You spend far too much time thinking about the bells beneath the sea.When this happens, he puts up with the consequences and the undeserved punishment, for, as he well knows, words are powerful. One day, for no apparent reason, the warrior realises that he does not feel the same enthusiasm for the fight that he used to. Being the author of 30 books that have sold over 320 million copies in 170 countries, he has become one of the most widely read authors in the world today. A man who fights for his dream suffers far more when something doesn’t go well, because he cannot use the famous excuse: “oh, well in fact that wasn’t exactly what I wanted anyway… ” He does want it, and knows he is putting everything into it, and also that the Personal Legend is just as difficult as any other path - the difference being that your heart is present on this journey.