Warrior Way

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THE WARRIORS WAY

By Don Juan Matus

as told to

Don Carlos Castaneda

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INTRODUCTION

All materal n t!s "oo# s ta#en $rom t!e $rst $our o$ Don Carlos

Castanedas "oo#s o$ Tolte% &no'led(e) T!s !as "een done to solate t!etea%!n(s *ro*er $rom t!e story o$ Castaneda+s a**rent%es!*) Its use sntended to "e su**lemental and %om*lementary to t!e or(nal 'or#) It

s!ould "e noted t!at t!ese tea%!n(s 'ere s*e%$%ally dre%ted to DonCarlos, and 'ere not ne%essarly tau(!t as t!ey 'ould !a-e "een to anot!er

a**rent%e) Nonet!eless, t s !o*ed t!ey 'll *ro-de use$ul (udan%e to t!e

sn%ere student) .Edtor

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CONTENTS

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YOUR S1IRIT IS

UNBA/ANCED00000000000000000000000000000THE 1ATH O2

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THE 1ATH WITH A

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THE CRAC& BETWEEN THE WOR/DS000000000000000000000000SORCERY00000000000000000000000000000000000000000

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THE A//IES000000000000000000000000000000000000002INDIN3 YOUR S1OT000000000000000000000000000000000

THE RI3HT WAY O2 WA/&IN30000000000000000000000000000/ISTENIN3 TO THE SOUNDS O2 THE WOR/D00000000000000000THE 3AIT O2 1OWER000000000000000000000000000000000

IN MOMENTS O2 2EAR OR DISTRESS00000000000000000000000STO11IN3 OUR 2E//OW MEN00000000000000000000000000000

CON2RONTIN3 HUMAN BEIN3S0000000000000000000000000000NOTHIN300000000000000000000000000000000000000000

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THE CUBIC CENTIMETER O2 CHANCE00000000000000000000000THE 1/ACE O2 1REDE/ICTION0000000000000000000000000000

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/et+s say t!at a rule o$ t!um" $or you s!ould "e t!at '!en you %ome to see

me you s!ould %ome *re*ared to de) I$ you %ome ready to de, t!eres!ouldn+t "e any *t$alls or un'el%ome sur*rses, or any unne%essary a%ts)

E-eryt!n( s!ould (ently $all nto *la%e "e%ause you+re e9*e%tn( not!n()

Man l-es only to learn) And $ !e learns t s "e%ause t!at s t!e nature o$ !s

lot, $or (ood or "ad) We do %on$use oursel-es del"erately) All o$ us area'are o$ our don(s) Our *uny reason del"erately ma#es tsel$ nto t!e

monster t $an%es tsel$ to "e) It+s too lttle $or su%! a "( mold t!ou(!)

T!ere are 'orlds u*on 'orlds, r(!t !ere n $ront o$ us) And t!ey are not!n(

to lau(! at) E-ery tme one s %areless n matters o$ sor%ery, one s *layn('t! an mmnent and senseless deat! t!at %ould "e a-erted "y "en(

t!ou(!t$ul and a'are) One (oes to #no'led(e or to 'ar 't! $ear, 't!

res*e%t, a'are t!at one s (on( to 'ar, and 't! a"solute %on$den%e nonesel$) 1ut your trust n yoursel$, not n me)

Out t!ere, t!ere s only #no'led(e) &no'led(e s $r(!tenn(, true7 "ut $ a

'arror a%%e*ts t!e $r(!tenn( nature o$ #no'led(e !e %an%els out tsa'esomeness) &no'led(e s a most *e%ular a$$ar, es*e%ally $or a 'arror)

&no'led(e $or a 'arror s somet!n( t!at %omes at on%e, en(ul$s !m, and

*asses on)

&no'led(e %omes $loatn( l#e s*e%#s o$ (old dust, t!e same dust t!at%o-ers t!e 'n(s o$ mot!s) So, $or a 'arror, #no'led(e s l#e ta#n( a

s!o'er, or "en( raned on "y s*e%#s o$ (old dust)

T!n# o$ t!s) T!e 'orld doesn+t yeld to us dre%tly, t!e des%r*ton o$ t!e

'orld stands n "et'een) So, *ro*erly s*ea#n(, 'e are al'ays one ste*remo-ed and our e9*eren%e o$ t!e 'orld s al'ays a re%olle%ton o$ t!e

e9*eren%e) We are *erennally re%olle%tn( t!e nstant t!at !as ;ust

!a**ened, ;ust *assed) We re%olle%t, re%olle%t, re%olle%t)

T!ere s no $uture) T!e $uture s only a 'ay o$ tal#n() 2or a sor%erer t!ere sonly t!e !ere and no')

Soldty, %or*orealness are memores) T!ere$ore, l#e e-eryt!n( else 'e $eela"out t!e 'orld, t!ey are memores 'e a%%umulate) Memores o$ t!e

des%r*ton) You !a-e t!e memory o$ my soldty, t!ere$ore you $eel me as"en( sold)

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We are *er%e-ers) We are an a'areness7 'e are not o";e%ts7 'e !a-e nosoldty) We are "oundless) T!e 'orld o$ o";e%ts and soldty s a 'ay o$

ma#n( our *assa(e on eart! %on-enent) It s only a des%r*ton t!at 'as%reated to !el* us) We, or rat!er our reason, $or(et t!at t!e des%r*ton and

t!us entra* t!e totalty o$ oursel-es n a -%ous %r%le $rom '!%! 'e rarely

es%a*e n our l$etme)

A *!ony sor%erer tres to e9*lan e-eryt!n( n t!e 'orld 't! e9*lanatons!e s not sure a"out, and so e-eryt!n( s 't%!%ra$t) But t!en you+re no

"etter) You also 'ant to e9*lan e-eryt!n( your 'ay "ut you+re not sure o$

your e9*lanaton et!er)

T!e *at! o$ #no'led(e s a $or%ed one) In order to learn 'e must "es*urred) In t!e *at! o$ #no'led(e 'e are al'ays $(!tn( somet!n(,

a-odn( somet!n(, *re*ared $or somet!n(7 and t!at somet!n( s al'ays

ne9*l%a"le, (reater, more *o'er$ul t!an us) T!e ne9*l%a"le $or%es 'll%ome to you, so t!ere s not!n( you %an do no' "ut *re*are yoursel$ $or t!e

stru((le)

But t!ere+s no em*tness n t!e l$e o$ a man o$ #no'led(e, I tell you)E-eryt!n( s $lled to t!e "rm) E-eryt!n( s $lled to t!e "rm and

e-eryt!n( s e8ual)

WARRIORS

I$ you really $eel your s*rt s dstorted you s!ould $9 t.*ur(e t, ma#e t*er$e%t, "e%ause t!ere s no ot!er tas# n our entre l-es '!%! s more'ort!'!le) Not to $9 t!e s*rt s to see# deat!, and t!at s t!e same as to

see# not!n(, sn%e deat! s (on( to o-erta#e us re(ardless o$ anyt!n() Tosee# t!e *er$e%ton o$ t!e 'arror+s s*rt s t!e only tas# 'ort!y o$ our

man!ood)

My "ene$a%tor sad t!at '!en a man em"ar#s on t!e *at!s o$ sor%ery !e

"e%omes a'are, n a (radual manner, t!at ordnary l$e !as "een $ore-er le$t"e!nd) T!at #no'led(e s ndeed a $r(!tenn( a$$ar7 t!at t!e means o$ t!e

ordnary 'orld are no lon(er a "u$$er $or !m7 and t!at !e must ado*t a ne''ay o$ l$e $ !e s (on( to sur--e) T!e $rst t!n( !e ou(!t to do, at t!at*ont, s to 'ant to "e%ome a 'arror, a -ery m*ortant ste* and de%son)

A 'arror starts o$$ 't! t!e %ertanty t!at !s s*rt s o$$ "alan%e7 t!en "y

l-n( n $ull %ontrol and a'areness, "ut 't!out !urry or %om*ulson, !edoes !s ultmate "est to (an !s "alan%e)

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T!ere s no $la' n t!e 'arror+s 'ay) 2ollo' t and your a%ts %annot "e

%rt%:ed "y anyone)

T!e "as% d$$eren%e "et'een an ordnary man and a 'arror s t!at a 'arror

ta#es e-eryt!n( as a %!allen(e '!le an ordnary man ta#es e-eryt!n(et!er as a "lessn( or a %urse) A 'arror must "e %alm and %olle%ted and

ne-er lose !s (r*) Only as a 'arror %an one 't!stand t!e *at! o$#no'led(e) A 'arror %annot %om*lan or re(ret anyt!n() Hs l$e s an

endless %!allen(e, and %!allen(es %annot *oss"ly "e (ood or "ad)

C!allen(es are sm*ly %!allen(es)

You !n(e e-eryt!n( on t!e $eeln( t!at e-eryt!n( s too mu%! $or you) Nomatter !o' mu%! you l#e to $eel sorry $or yoursel$, you !a-e to %!an(e

t!at) It doesn+t ;"e 't! t!e l$e o$ a 'arror)

All o$ us (o t!rou(! t!e same s!enan(ans) T!e only 'ay to o-er%ome t!em

s to *ersst n a%tn( l#e a 'arror) T!e rest %omes o$ tsel$ and "y tsel$)T!e rest s #no'led(e and *o'er) Men o$ #no'led(e !a-e "ot!) And yet

none o$ t!em %ould tell !o' t!ey (ot to !a-e t!em, e9%e*t t!at t!ey #e*t ona%tn( l#e 'arrors and at a (-en moment e-eryt!n( %!an(ed)

A 'arror must "e $lud and must s!$t !armonously 't! t!e 'orld around!m '!et!er t s t!e 'orld o$ reason or t!e 'orld o$ 'll)

T!e most dan(erous *art o$ t!at s!$tn( %omes $ort! e-ery tme t!e 'arror

$nds t!at t!e 'orld s net!er t!e one nor t!e ot!er) I 'as told t!at t!e only'ay to su%%eed n t!at %ru%al s!$tn( 'as "y *ro%eedn( n one+s a%tons as$ one "ele-ed) In ot!er 'ords t!e se%ret o$ a 'arror s t!at !e "ele-es

't!out "ele-n() But o"-ously a 'arror %annot ;ust say !e "ele-es and lett (o at t!at) T!at 'ould "e too easy) To ;ust "ele-e 'ould e9onerate !m

$rom e9amnn( !s stuaton) A 'arror, '!ene-er !e !as to n-ol-e !msel$

't! "ele-n(, does t as a %!o%e, as an e9*resson o$ !s nnermost*redle%ton) A 'arror doesn+t "ele-e, a 'arror !as to "ele-e)

Only as a 'arror %an one sur--e t!e *at! o$ #no'led(e, "e%ause t!e art o$

a 'arror s to "alan%e t!e terror o$ "en( a man 't! t!e 'onder o$ "en( aman)

Any 'arror %an "e%ome a man o$ #no'led(e) As I told you, a 'arror s anm*e%%a"le !unter t!at !unts *o'er) I$ !e su%%eeds n !s !untn( !e %an "e

a man o$ #no'led(e)

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But you 'ant to $nd t!e meann( o$ l$e) A 'arror doesnt %are a"outmeann(s) I$ /u%as l-ed l#e a 'arror..and !e !ad a %!an%e to, as 'e all

!a-e a %!an%e to..!e 'ould set !s l$e strate(%ally) T!us $ !e %ouldn+t a-odan a%%dent t!at %rus!ed !s r"s, !e 'ould !a-e $ound means to o$$set t!at

!and%a*, or a-od ts %onse8uen%es, or "attle a(anst t!em) I$ /u%as 'ere a

'arror !e 'ouldn+t "e sttn( n !s dn(y !ouse dyn( o$ star-aton) He'ould "e "attln( to t!e end)

You must %ult-ate t!e $eeln( t!at a 'arror needs not!n() You say you

need !el*, !el* $or '!at< You !a-e e-eryt!n( needed $or t!e e9tra-a(ant

;ourney t!at s your l$e) I !a-e tred to tea%! you t!at t!e real e9*eren%e sto "e a man, and t!at '!at %ounts s "en( al-e7 l$e s t!e lttle detour t!at

'e are ta#n( no') /$e tsel$ s su$$%ent, sel$.e9*lanatory and %om*lete)

A 'arror understands t!s and l-es a%%ordn(ly7 t!ere$ore one may say

't!out "en( *resum*tuous t!at t!e e9*eren%e o$ e9*eren%es s "en( a'arror)

I$ a 'arror needs sola%e !e sm*ly %!ooses anyone and e9*resses to t!at

*erson e-ery detal o$ !s turmol) A$ter all, t!e 'arror s not see#n( to "eunderstood or !el*ed7 "y tal#n( !e+s merely rele-n( !msel$ o$ !s

*ressure) T!at s, *ro-dn( t!at t!e 'arror s (-en to tal#n(7 $ !e+s not !e

tells no one) But you+re not l-n( l#e a 'arror alto(et!er) Not yet any'ay)And t!e *t$alls t!at you en%ounter must "e truly monumental) You !a-e all

my sym*at!y)

A 'arror ma#es !s o'n mood) You ddn+t #no' t!at)

T!e !ardest t!n( n t!e 'orld s to assume t!e mood o$ a 'arror) It s o$ no

use to "e sad and %om*lan and $eel ;ust$ed n don( so, "ele-n( t!atsomeone s al'ays don( somet!n( to us) No"ody s don( anyt!n( to

any"ody, mu%! less a 'arror)

Sel$.*ty doesn+t ;"e 't! *o'er) T!e mood o$ a 'arror %alls $or %ontrol o-er

!msel$ and at t!e same tme t %alls $or a"andonn( !msel$) It+s a d$$%ultte%!n8ue) It s re8ured t!at you !old onto yoursel$ and let (o o$ yoursel$ at

t!e same tme) T!at+s '!at I %all t!e mood o$ a 'arror) It+s %on-enent toal'ays a%t n su%! a mood) It %uts t!rou(! t!e %ra* and lea-es one *ur$ed)One needs t!e mood o$ a 'arror $or e-ery sn(le a%t) Ot!er'se one

"e%omes dstorted)

T!ere s no *o'er n l$e t!at la%#s t!s mood) /oo# at yoursel$) E-eryt!n(o$$ends and u*sets you) You '!ne and %om*lan and $eel t!at e-eryone s

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ma#n( you dan%e to t!er tune) You are a lea$ at t!e mer%y o$ t!e 'nd)T!ere s no *o'er n your l$e) W!at an u(ly $eeln( t!at must "e)

T!e sel$.%on$den%e o$ t!e 'arror s not t!e sel$.%on$den%e o$ t!e a-era(e

man) T!e a-era(e man see#s %ertanty n t!e eyes o$ t!e onloo#er and %alls

t!at sel$.%on$den%e) T!e 'arror see#s m*e%%a"lty n !s o'n eyes and%alls t!at !um"leness) T!e a-era(e man s !oo#ed to !s $ello' men, '!le

t!e 'arror s !oo#ed only to !msel$) 1er!a*s you are %!asn( ran"o's)You+re a$ter t!e sel$.%on$den%e o$ t!e a-era(e man, '!en you s!ould "e

a$ter t!e !um"leness o$ a 'arror) T!e d$$eren%e "et'een t!e t'o s

remar#a"le) Sel$.%on$den%e entals #no'n( somet!n( $or sure7 !um"lenessmeans "en( m*e%%a"le n one+s a%tons and $eeln(s)

A 'arror %annot "e !el*less, or "e'ldered, not under any %r%umstan%es)

2or a 'arror t!ere s tme only $or !s m*e%%a"lty7 e-eryt!n( else drans

!s *o'er, m*e%%a"lty re*lens!es t)

Im*e%%a"lty s to do your "est n '!ate-er you+re en(a(ed n)

T!e #ey to all t!ese matters o$ m*e%%a"lty s t!e sense o$ !a-n( or not!a-n( tme) As a rule o$ t!um", '!en you $eel and a%t l#e an mmortal

"en( t!at !as all t!e tme n t!e 'orld you are not m*e%%a"le7 at t!ose

tmes you s!ould turn, loo# around, and t!en you 'll real:e t!at your$eeln( o$ !a-n( tme s an do%y) T!ere are no sur--ors on t!s eart!)

A 'arror s ne-er dle and ne-er n a !urry)

A 'arror #no's t!at !e s 'atn( and '!at !e s 'atn( $or7 and '!le !e'ats !e 'ants not!n(, and t!us '!ate-er lttle t!n( !e (ets s more t!an

!e %an ta#e) I$ !e needs to eat !e $nds a 'ay, "e%ause !e s not !un(ry7 $somet!n( !urts !s "ody !e $nds a 'ay to sto* t, "e%ause !e s not n *an)

To "e !un(ry or to "e n *an means t!at t!e man !as a"andoned !msel$

and s no lon(er a 'arror7 and t!e $or%es o$ !s !un(er and *an 'll destroy!m)

A rule o$ t!um" $or a 'arror s t!at !e ma#es !s de%sons so %are$ully t!at

not!n( t!at may !a**en as a result o$ t!em %an sur*rse !m, mu%! lessdran !s *o'er) Worry and t!n# "e$ore you ma#e any de%son, "ut on%eyou ma#e t, "e on your 'ay $ree $rom 'orres or t!ou(!ts) T!ere 'll "e a

mllon ot!er de%sons stll a'atn( you) T!at+s t!e 'arror+s 'ay)

/$e $or a 'arror s an e9er%se n strate(y)

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You are a'are o$ e-eryt!n( only '!en you t!n# you s!ould "e7 t!e%ondton o$ a 'arror, !o'e-er, s to "e a'are o$ e-eryt!n( at all tmes) A

'arror s ne-er a-ala"le7 ne-er s !e standn( n t!e road, 'atn( to "e%lo""ered) T!us !e %uts to a mnmum !s %!an%es o$ t!e un$oreseen) W!at

you %all a%%dents are, most o$ t!e tme, -ery easy to a-od, e9%e*t $or $ools

'!o are l-n( !elter.s#elter)

A 'arror, on t!e ot!er !and, s a !unter) He %al%ulates e-eryt!n() T!at+s%ontrol) But on%e !s %al%ulatons are o-er, !e a%ts) He lets (o= T!at+s

a"andon) A 'arror s not a lea$ at t!e mer%y o$ t!e 'nd) No one %an *us!

!m7 no one %an ma#e !m do t!n(s a(anst !msel$ or a(anst !s "etter;ud(ment) A 'arror s tuned to sur--e, and !e sur--es n t!e "est o$ all

*oss"le $as!ons)

T!e mood o$ a 'arror s not so $ar.$et%!ed $or yours or any"ody+s 'orld)

You need t n order to %ut t!rou(! all t!e (u$$)

To a%!e-e t!e mood o$ a 'arror s not a sm*le matter) It s a re-oluton)To re(ard t!e lon and t!e 'ater rats and our $ello' men as e8uals s a

ma(n$%ent a%t o$ t!e 'arror s*rt) It ta#es *o'er to do t!at)

A 'arror ta#es !s lot, '!ate-er t may "e, and a%%e*ts t n ultmate

!um"leness) He a%%e*ts n !um"leness '!at !e s, not as (rounds $orre(ret, "ut as a l-n( %!allen(e)

It ta#es tme $or e-ery one o$ us to understand t!at *ont and $ully l-e t) I,

$or nstan%e, !ated t!e mere menton o$ t!e 'ord >!um"leness)> I+m anIndan and 'e Indans !a-e al'ays "een !um"le and !a-e done not!n( else"ut lo'er our !eads) I t!ou(!t !um"leness 'as not n t!e 'arror+s 'ay) I

'as 'ron(= I #no' no' t!at t!e !um"leness o$ a 'arror s not t!e!um"leness o$ a "e((ar) T!e 'arror lo'ers !s !ead to no one, "ut at t!e

same tme, !e doesn+t *ermt anyone to lo'er !s !ead to !m) T!e "e((ar,

on t!e ot!er !and, $alls to !s #nees at t!e dro* o$ a !at and s%ra*es t!e$loor $or anyone !e deems to "e !(!er7 "ut at t!e same tme !e demands

t!at someone lo'er t!an !m s%ra*e t!e $loor $or !m)

T!at+s '!y I don+t understand '!at masters $eel l#e) I #no' only t!e!um"leness o$ a 'arror, and t!at 'll ne-er *ermt me to "e anyone+smaster)

You l#e t!e !um"leness o$ a "e((ar) You "o' your !ead to reason)

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A 'arror s al'ays ready) To "e a 'arror s not a sm*le matter o$ 's!n(to "e one) It s rat!er an endless stru((le t!at 'll (o on to t!e -ery last

moment o$ our l-es) No"ody s "orn a 'arror, n e9a%tly t!e same 'ay t!atno"ody s "orn a reasona"le "en() We ma#e oursel-es nto t!e one or t!e

ot!er)

It+s your duty to *ut your mnd at ease) Warrors do not 'n -%tory "y

"eatn( t!er !eads a(anst t!e 'alls, "ut "y o-erta#n( t!e 'alls) Warrors;um* o-er t!e 'alls7 t!ey don+t demols! t!em)

T!e s*rt o$ t!e 'arror s not (eared to ndul(n( and %om*lann(, nor s t(eared to 'nnn( or losn() T!e s*rt o$ a 'arror s (eared only to stru((le,

and e-ery stru((le s a 'arror+s last "attle on eart!) T!us t!e out%omematters -ery lttle to !m) In !s last "attle on eart! a 'arror lets !s s*rt

$lo' $ree and %lear) And as !e 'a(es !s "attle, #no'n( t!at !s 'll s

m*e%%a"le, a 'arror lau(!s and lau(!s)

T!s s your 'orld) You are a man o$ t!at 'orld) And out t!ere, n t!at 'orlds your !untn( (round) As a !unter, a 'arror #no's t!at t!e 'orld s made

to "e used) So !e uses e-ery "t o$ t) A 'arror s l#e a *rate t!at !as no8ualms n ta#n( and usn( anyt!n( !e 'ants, e9%e*t t!at t!e 'arror

doesn+t mnd, or !e doesn+t $eel nsulted '!en !e s used and ta#en !msel$)

A 'arror sele%ts t!e tems t!at ma#e !s 'orld) He sele%ts del"erately, $or

e-ery tem !e %!ooses s a s!eld t!at *rote%ts !m $rom t!e onslau(!ts o$t!e $or%es !e s str-n( to use) A 'arror 'ould use !s s!elds to *rote%t

!msel$ $rom !s ally, $or nstan%e)

T!e a-era(e man, '!o s e8ually surrounded "y t!ose ne9*l%a"le $or%es, s

o"l-ous to t!em "e%ause !e !as ot!er #nds o$ s*e%al s!elds to *rote%t!msel$) /oo# around you) 1eo*le are don( t!at '!%! *eo*le do) T!ose are

t!er s!elds) W!ene-er a sor%erer !as an en%ounter 't! any o$ t!ose

ne9*l%a"le and un"endn( $or%es 'e !a-e tal#ed a"out, !s (a* o*ens,ma#n( !m more sus%e*t"le to !s deat! t!an !e ordnarly s7 'e de

t!rou(! t!at (a*, t!ere$ore $ t s o*en one s!ould !a-e !s 'll ready to $llt7 t!at s $ one s a 'arror) I$ one s not a 'arror, l#e yoursel$, t!en one

!as no ot!er re%ourse "ut to use t!e a%t-tes o$ daly l$e to ta#e one+s mnda'ay $rom t!e $r(!t o$ t!e en%ounter and t!us allo' one+s (a* to %lose)

A 'arror en%ounters t!ose ne9*l%a"le and un"endn( $or%es "e%ause !e sdel"erately see#n( t!em, t!us !e s al'ays *re*ared $or t!e en%ounter)

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I *ersonally "ele-e t!at to "e a 'arror s more suta"le t!an anyt!n( else)T!ere$ore I !a-e endea-ored to s!o' you t!ose $or%es as a sor%erer

*er%e-es t!em, "e%ause only under t!er terr$yn( m*a%t %an one "e%omea 'arror) To see 't!out $rst "en( a 'arror 'ould ma#e you 'ea#7 t

'ould (-e you a $alse mee#ness, a desre to retreat7 your "ody 'ould de%ay

"e%ause you 'ould "e%ome nd$$erent) It s my *ersonal %ommtment toma#e you a 'arror so you 'on+t %rum"le)

I !a-e !eard you say tme and tme a(an t!at you are al'ays *re*ared to

de) I don+t re(ard t!at $eeln( as ne%essary) I t!n# t s a useless

ndul(en%e) A 'arror s!ould "e *re*ared only to "attle) I !a-e also !eardyou say t!at your *arents n;ured your s*rt) I t!n# t!e s*rt o$ man s

somet!n( t!at %an "e n;ured -ery easly, alt!ou(! not "y t!e same a%tsyou yoursel$ %all n;urous) I "ele-e your *arents dd n;ure you "y ma#n(

you ndul(ent and so$t and (-en to d'elln()

T!ere s not!n( n t!s 'orld t!at a 'arror %annot a%%ount $or) You see, a

'arror %onsders !msel$ already dead, so t!ere s not!n( $or !m to lose)T!e 'orst !as already !a**ened to !m, t!ere$ore !e+s %lear and %alm7

;ud(n( !m "y !s a%ts or "y !s 'ords, one 'ould ne-er sus*e%t t!at !e!as 'tnessed e-eryt!n()

A 'arror treats e-eryt!n( 't! res*e%t and does not tram*le on anyt!n(unless !e !as to) A 'arror ne-er turns !s "a%# to *o'er 't!out atonn( $or

t!e $a-ors re%e-ed) In order to "e%ome a man o$ #no'led(e one must "e a'arror, not a '!m*ern( %!ld) One must str-e 't!out (-n( u*, 't!out

a %om*lant, 't!out $ln%!n(, untl one sees, only to real:e t!at not!n(matters)

THE 1ATH WITH A HEART

It s t!e %onsstent %!o%e o$ t!e *at! 't! !eart '!%! ma#es a 'arror

d$$erent $rom t!e a-era(e man) He #no's t!at a *at! !as !eart '!en !e sone 't! t, '!en !e e9*eren%es a (reat *ea%e and *leasure n tra-ersn( ts

len(t!)

Anyt!n( s one o$ a mllon *at!s) T!ere$ore you must al'ays #ee* n mnd

t!at a *at! s only a *at!7 $ you $eel you s!ould not $ollo' t, you must notstay 't! t under any %ondtons) To !a-e su%! %larty you must lead a

ds%*lned l$e) Only t!en 'll you #no' t!at any *at! s only a *at! andt!ere s no a$$ront to onesel$ or to ot!ers n dro**n( t $ t!at s '!at your

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!eart tells you to do) But your de%son to #ee* on t!e *at! or to lea-e tmust "e $ree o$ $ear or am"ton) I 'arn you) /oo# at e-ery *at! %losely and

del"erately) Try t as many tmes as you t!n# ne%essary) T!s 8ueston sone t!at only a -ery old man as#s) My "ene$a%tor told me a"out t on%e

'!en I 'as youn(, and my "lood 'as too -(orous $or me to understand t)

No' I understand t) I 'll tell you '!at t s7 does t!s *at! !a-e a !eart< I$t does, t!e *at! s (ood7 $ t doesn+t t s o$ no use) Bot! *at!s lead

no'!ere7 "ut one !as a !eart and t!e ot!er doesn+t) One ma#es $or a ;oy$ul;ourney7 as lon( as you $ollo' t you are one 't! t) T!e ot!er ma#es you

%urse your l$e) One ma#es you stron() T!e ot!er 'ea#ens you)

Today I am net!er a 'arror or a da"lero) 2or me t!ere s only t!e tra-eln(

on t!e *at!s t!at !a-e a !eart, on any *at! t!at may !a-e a !eart) T!ere Itra-el, and t!e only 'ort!'!le %!allen(e $or me s to tra-erse ts $ull len(t!)

And t!ere I tra-el, loo#n(, loo#n( "reat!lessly)

HUNTERS

I$ you 'ould l-e out !ere n t!e 'lderness you 'ould #no' t!at durn( t!e

t'l(!t t!e 'nd "e%omes *o'er) A !unter t!at s 'ort! !s salt #no's t!at,and a%ts a%%ordn(ly) He used t!e t'l(!t and t!at *o'er !dden n t!e

'nd)

I$ t s %on-enent to !m, t!e !unter !des $rom t!e *o'er "y %o-ern(

!msel$ and remann( motonless untl t!e t'l(!t s (one and t!e *o'er!as sealed !m nto ts *rote%ton) T!e *rote%ton o$ t!e *o'er seals you l#e

a %o%oon) A !unter %an stay out n t!e o*en and no *uma or %oyote or slmy"u( 'ould "ot!er !m) A mountan lon %ould %ome u* to t!e !unter+s noseand sn$$ !m, and $ t!e !unter does not mo-e, t!e lon 'ould lea-e) I %an

(uarantee you t!at)

I$ t!e !unter, on t!e ot!er !and, 'ants to "e not%ed all !e !as to do s

stand on a !llto* at t!e tme o$ t!e t'l(!t and t!e *o'er 'll na( !m andsee# !m all n(!t) T!ere$ore $ a !unter 'ants to tra-el all n(!t or $ !e

'ants to "e #e*t a'a#e !e must ma#e !msel$ a-ala"le to t!e 'nd)

T!eren les t!e se%ret o$ t!e (reat !unters) To "e a-ala"le and una-ala"leat t!e *re%se turn o$ t!e road)

You must learn to "e%ome del"erately a-ala"le and una-ala"le) As your l$e(oes no', you are un'ttn(ly a-ala"le at all tmes) /et me *ut t anot!er

'ay) It ma#es no d$$eren%e to !de $ e-eryone #no's you are !dn()

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Your *ro"lems r(!t no' stem $rom t!at) W!en you are !dn( e-eryone#no's t!at you are !dn(, and '!en you are not, you are a-ala"le $or

e-eryone to ta#e a *o#e at you) We are $ools, all o$ us, and you %annot "ed$$erent) At one tme n my l$e I, l#e you, made mysel$ a-ala"le o-er and

o-er a(an untl t!ere 'as not!n( o$ me le$t $or anyt!n( e9%e*t *er!a*s

%ryn() And t!at I dd, ;ust l#e yoursel$) I 'as youn(er t!an you t!ou(!, "utone day I !ad enou(! and I %!an(ed) /et+s say t!at one day, '!en I 'as

"e%omn( a !unter, I learned t!e se%ret o$ "en( a-ala"le and una-ala"le)

You must ta#e yoursel$ a'ay) You must retre-e yoursel$ $rom t!e mddle o$

a tra$$%#ed 'ay) Your '!ole "en( s t!ere, t!us t s o$ no use to !de7 you'ould only ma(ne t!at you are !dden) Ben( n t!e mddle o$ t!e road

means t!at e-eryone *assn( "y 'at%!es your %omn(s and (on(s)

Hey= W!ate-er !a**ened to your $rend< T!at (rl you used to really l#e)

You on%e !ad a 'oman, a -ery dear 'oman, and t!en one day you lost !er)W!y sn+t s!e 't! you

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