What is the warrior lifestyle? The true warrior is a rare person in today’s world.
The warrior values honor, integrity, justice, and his sense of what is right, above all else.
The warrior lifestyle revolves around a code of ethics which is non-negotiable.
The warrior’s code of ethics, or code of honor, is taken very seriously.
To the warrior, distinguishing between right and wrong is of the utmost importance.
The warrior’s ethics do not change according to the situation.
The warrior lifestyle is concerned with what is right and what is honorable.
A warrior’s ethics revolve around these two issues.
The only absolute that the warrior lives by is that of what is right and wrong.
The warrior doesn’t appear to be honorable; he is honorable.
True warriors try to apply this concept to every area of their life.
Training men in the art of war or in the art of martial arts, without regard to character, only produces a dangerous man; it does not produce a warrior.
This literal definition of a warrior is not the definition that is used for our discussion of the warrior lifestyle in Warrior Wisdom.
An ape can be trained to throw punches and kick, a dog can be trained to fight, but that doesn’t make either of them warriors.
Being a warrior involves more than being trained to fight or being in the military; it involves character training as well.
Character training is the true goal of Bushido, the way of the warrior.
Without the character traits of honor, integrity and justice, there is no warrior lifestyle.
In short, the warrior lifestyle is for anyone who want to live a life of excellence; a life which adheres to a strict code of ethics.
Even if you disagree with my definition of a warrior or the characteristics of the warrior lifestyle, you will still find the wisdom in this book to be very useful.
Warrior Wisdom seeks to provide the reader with wisdom from throughout the ages that will help him live the warrior lifestyle.
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