The self-confidence of the warrior is not the self-confidence of the average man. The average man seeks certainty in the eyes of the onlooker and calls that self-confidence. The warrior seeks impeccability in his own eyes and calls that humbleness. The average man is hooked to his fellow men, while the warrior is hooked only to infinity.

The basic difference between an ordinary

man and a warrior is that a warrior

takes everything as a challenge, while an

ordinary man takes everything as a

blessing or a curse.

Whenever a warrior decides to do

something, he must go all the way, but

he must take responsibility for what he

does. No matter what he does, he must

know first why he is doing it, and then he

must proceed with his actions without

having doubts or remorse about them

The flaw with words is that they always make us feel

enlightened, but when we turn around to face the world they always

fail us and we end up facing the world as we always have, without

enlightenment. For this reason, a warrior seeks to act rather than

to talk, and to this effect, he gets a new description of the

world where talking is not that important, and

where new acts have new reflections.

Warriors have an ulterior purpose for their acts

which has nothing to do with personal gain.

The average man acts only if there is a chance for profit. Warriors act not for profit, but for the spirit.


don Juan
----TALES OF POWER