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J
esus said: “Let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay.” When the Warrior takes
on a commitment, he keeps his word.
Those who make promises they do not keep lose their self-respect and feel
ashamed of their actions. These people spend their lives in constant flight; they
expend far more energy on coming up with a series of excuses to take back what
they said than the Warrior of the Light does in honoring his commitments.
Sometimes he too takes on a foolish commitment which will in some way harm
him. He does not repeat this mistake, but he nevertheless keeps his word and
pays the price for his own impulsiveness.

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W
hen he wins a battle, the Warrior celebrates.
This victory has cost him anxious moments, nights racked with doubt, endless
days of waiting. Since ancient times, celebrating a triumph has been part of the
ritual of life itself. Celebration is a rite of passage.
His companions see the Warrior of the Light’s joy and think: “Why is he doing
that? He might be disappointed in his next battle. He might draw down on
himself the wrath of his enemy.”
But the Warrior knows why he is celebrating. He is savoring the best gift that
victory can bring: confidence.
He celebrates yesterday’s victory in order to gain more strength for tomorrow’s
battle.

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O
ne day, for no apparent reason, the Warrior realizes that he does not feel the
same enthusiasm for the fight that he used to.
He continues to do what he has always done, but every gesture seems
meaningless. At such a time, he has only one choice: to continue fighting the
Good Fight. He says his prayers out of duty or fear or whatever, but he does not
abandon the path.
He knows that the angel of the One who inspires him has simply wandered off
somewhere. The Warrior keeps his attention focused on the battle and he
perseveres, even when everything seems utterly pointless. The angel will soon
return and the merest flutter of his wings will restore the Warrior’s joy to him.

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