THE INVINCIBLE WARRIOR

THIS IS A PIECE OF LITERATURE I FOUND A FEW YEARS BACK, I DONT KNOW WHERE IT ORIGINATED FROM, BUT IT HAS BECOME A PART OF LIFE FOR ME AND A GREAT PART OF MY PHILOSOPHY.....

BEING INVINCIBLE MEANS MUCH MORE THAN NOT BEING ABLE TO BE DEFEATED ON A PHYSICAL LEVEL.....INVINCIBILITY BEGINS AND EXISTS WITH AN UNBEATABLE MIND. IF YOUR MIND DOESNT BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE INVINCIBLE, THEN NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRAIN YOU REMAIN BEATABLE BECAUSE YOUR MIND ACCEPTS THE POSSIBILITY OF DEFEAT. IF YOUR MIND IS STRONG AND FREE OF ALL NEGATIVE INFLUENCE, THE BATTLE IS ALREADY 75% WON. ALL THAT REMAINS IS FOR THIS WARRIOR TO ACHIEVE HIS OPTIMAL PHYSICAL LEVEL OF EXTERNAL CONDITIONING AND MAKE SURE THAT HIS WEAPONS ARE SHARP AND READY FOR COMBAT...

THE COMMON WARRIOR CAN BE DEFEATED BY THE SHEER PRESENCE OF THE INVINCIBLE WARRIOR. AS A COMMON WARRIOR STANDS BEFORE THE INVINCIBLE WARRIOR, HE IS OVERWHELMED BY THE CONFIDENCE OF THE INVINCIBLE ONE. THE INVINCIBLE WARRIOR STANDS TALL AND EXPRESSIONLESS BECAUSE HE IS FREE OF ALL INTERNAL BATTLES. HE STANDS THERE, AWARE OF ONLY THAT VERY MOMENT KNOWING HE IS TOTALLY PREPARED FOR WHAT EVER IS TO COME.....

THE INVINCIBLE WARRIOR HAS NO FEAR OF FAILURE WITHIN HIM. THIS IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE HE HAS CONQUERED HIS AWARENESS OF SELF, HIS EGO. THE COMMON WARRIOR IS CONSUMED BY THE FEAR OF LOSING. HE IS AFRAID OF LOSING HIS PUBLIC STATURE. HE IS AFRAID THAT HE WILL REVEAL HIS TRUE NATURE TO THE GREATER PUBLIC AND EVEN MORE AFRAID THAT HE WILL CONFIRM TO HIMSELF THAT WHAT HE ALREADY KNOWS, HE IS JUST A COMMON WARRIOR.

THERE IS NO FEAR OF DEATH IN THE INVINCIBLE WARRIOR. HE HAS FOUND WITHIN HIMSELF A BELIEF SYSTEM STRUCTURE THAT ALLOWS HIM TO LET GO OF HIS CURRENT LEVEL OF EXISTENCE IF NEED BE. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT HE DOESNT VALUE LIFE, BUT RATHER THAT HE ACCEPTS THE IMPERMANANCE OF ALL THINGS AND WELCOMES HIS NEXT LEVEL OF EXISTENCE. THE COMMON WARRIOR IS AFRAID OF DEATH, THUS CAUSING HIM TO HOLD BACK DURING BATTLE, AND ALLOWING HIM NO FREEDOM OF PHYSICAL EXPRESSION. THE UNWRITTEN LAW OF WAR, "IF YOU ARE WILLING TO DIE, YOU WILL SURELY LIVE, BUT IF YOU ARE TRYING TO LIVE, YOU WILL SURELY DIE."

THE INVINCIBLE WARRIOR IS MIDFUL OF EVERY ACTION HE MAKES, ALWAYS LIVING IN THE PRESENT MOMENT, AWARE OF HIS EVERY STEP. HE MEDITATES, LOOKING DEEPLY INTO ALL THINGS AND SEEKS A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF EXISTENCE AS A WHOLE. HE SEES THINGS AS THEY TRULY ARE, NOT AS THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES TO BE. THE COMMON WARRIOR LIVES IN HIS PAST AND IN HIS FUTURE, UNAWARE OF THE PATH IN BETWEEN. HE PROUDLY BOASTS ABOUT HIS PAST VICTORIES EMBELLISHING THEM TO IMPRESS OTHERS, BUT INSIDE HE CANNOT STOP DWELLING ON HIS PAST DEFEATS. HE SAFELY MAPS OUT HIS FUTURE TAKING ONLY THE SAFE TURNS IN THE PATH OF LIFE...

THE INVINCIBLE WARRIOR NEVER STOPS SEEKING KNOWLEDGE AND FINDS A TEACHER IN A PIECE OF PAPER. HE IS ALWAYS BETTERING HIS CRAFT AND EDUCATING HIS MIND. THE COMMON WARRIOR IS SATISFIED BY HIS CURRENT LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE ANd IS TOO PROUD TO BE SEEN AS A STUDENT, SO HE ENCASES HIMSELF IN A STAGNANT TOMB OF MEDIOCRITY.

IN REALITY, NO ONE IS TRULY INVINCIBLE, BUT YOU MUST LEARN TO APPROACH EACH BATTLE, EACH TEST IN LIFE WITH THE OUTLOOK AND INTENSITY OF THE INVICIBLE WARRIOR. THE MYSTERY OF LIFE IS FREE CHOICE. WITH EVERY STEP YOU TAKE, YOU REACH A FORK IN THE ROAD, TWO PATHS FROM WHICH YOU MUST CHOOSE ONE DIRECTION. LEFT OR RIGHT, FAST OR SLOW, SAFE OR EXCITING, COMMON OR EXTRAORDINARY, YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW WHAT IS TO COME OF YOU IN EITHER PATH , SO IT IS BEST TO JUST PICK ONE AND GO FORWARD WITH NO REGRETS. IN THE END, IF YOU CAN SAY THAT YOU ATTACKED LIFE WITH ALL THAT YOU ARE, THEN YOU ARE AN INVINCIBLE WARRIOR.