The Warrior of the Light views life with tenderness and determination. He stands before a Mystery, whose solution he will one day find. Every so often, he says to himself: "This life is absolutely insane." He is right. In surrendering to the miracle of the everyday, he notices that he cannot always foresee the consequences of his actions. Sometimes he acts without knowing that he is doing so, he saves someone without even knowing he is saving them, he suffers without even knowing why he is sad. Yes, life is insane. But the great Wisdom of the Warrior lies in choosing his insanity wisely.The Warrior of the Light studies the two columns on either side of the door he is trying to open.
One is called Fear and the other is called Desire. The Warrior looks at the column of Fear and on it is written: "You are entering a dangerous, unfamiliar world where everything you have learned up until now will prove useless." The Warrior looks at the column of Desire and on it is written: "You are about to leave a familiar world wherein are stored all the things you ever wanted and for which you struggled long and hard." The Warrior smiles because nothing frightens him and nothing holds him. With the confidence of one who knows what he wants, he opens the door.When somebody wants something, the whole Universe conspires in their favor.
Every Warrior of the Light has felt afraid of going into battle. Every Warrior of the Light has, at some time in the past, lied or betrayed someone. Every Warrior of the Light has trodden a path that was not his.
Every Warrior of the Light has suffered for the most trivial of reasons. Every Warrior of the Light has, at least once, believed he was not a Warrior of the Light. Every Warrior of the Light has failed in his spiritual duties.
Every Warrior of the Light has said 'yes' when he wanted to say 'no.' Every Warrior of the Light has hurt someone he loved. That is why he is a Warrior of the Light, Because he has been through all this and yet has never lost hope of being better than he is. The Warrior of the Light knows this.
For this reason, he takes great care with his thoughts. Hidden beneath a whole series of good intentions lie feelings that no one dares confess to himself: Vengeance, self-destruction, guilt, fear of winning, a macabre of joy at other people's tragedies. The Universe does not judge; it conspires in favor of what we want. That is why the Warrior has the courage to look into the dark places of his Soul in order to ensure that he is not asking for the wrong things. And he is always very careful about what he thinks. The Warrior knows that he is free to choose his desires, and he makes these decisions with courage, detachment, and --sometimes--with just a touch of madness.
(The Manual of the Warrior of the Light by Paul Coelho)
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