A thought by Erwin Raphael McManus from his book, The Way of the Warrior (p. 33). The Crown Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)
So, what path are your choices taking you?
Erwin says, “The fool lives to consume all they can take from the world. The wise live to create a better world. The way of the warrior is to choose the path of nobility. The warrior also understands that wisdom is gained not in a moment but in an endless number of moments in which choices must be made.
He then says, “When you choose to take, you choose the path of the fool. When you choose to give, you choose the way of the wise.”
He goes on, “The warrior never fights out of anger; they fight only out of honor. They never fight to conquer; they fight only to liberate. The warrior fights against evil so that good may prevail. Wisdom is revealed by what a person fights for. If you fight for yourself, you have given yourself to too small a thing. The warrior fights against injustice, against poverty, against despair, against depression.
“The wisdom of the warrior establishes both their enemies and their battles. Only the fool fights battles not worth fighting or even worth winning. Because of their wisdom, the warrior does not engage in battles that should not be fought. And at the same time, they do not shrink back from battles that must be fought. This is the true wisdom of the warrior. The warrior can win the battles where even the strongest have known only defeat. This is why the warrior is never powerless. You can try to take all their earthly weapons, but you cannot take their wisdom. And because the warrior has learned the way of wisdom, they are never powerless.
Our choices show us to be a fool or to be wise. Would you choose the path to be wise? Would you?
Yes, yes!
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