![]() ![]() Peaceful warriors are not about following so called rules of engagement. As such, peaceful warriors keep themselves in the best possible shape –mind, body, and soul– in order to be capable of protecting and defending themselves and their fellow man when the proverbial shit hits the proverbial fan. I care about you, I care about you, and I care about you.”Īlthough his reasoning is off in this scene, his message is a powerful one: screw the chain of command. In the movie Lone Survivor, starring Mark Wahlberg and portraying the courageous story of Marcus Latrell and Seal Team 10, there is a scene (see attached video) where Matthew “Axe” Axelson says, “I don’t care about the rules of engagement. A true warrior fights for the brother or sister next to him, challenging orders if need be. You understand that a true warrior does not fight for the chain of command, blindly following orders. I used to say, ‘If you will take care of me I will take care of you.’ Now I say, ‘I will take care of me for you, if you will take care of you for me.’” ~ Jim Rohn “The greatest gift you can give someone is your own personal development. And you always begin with yourself.Īs a peaceful warrior you understand as Niels Bohr did that, “Every valuable human being must be a radical and a rebel, for what he must aim at is to make things better than they are.” 2.) You fight for the brothers and sisters next to you, not for the chain of command You are fully intent upon creating leaders –top to bottom, bottom to top. You are not intent upon creating followers. Not in order to bring it down, necessarily, but in order to strengthen the leadership withstanding, as well as to instill leadership notwithstanding. It can take on many forms, but it always challenges the powers-that-be to improve itself for the greater health and benefit of humankind.Īs a peaceful warrior, you understand the need to persistently loosen the links that make up the chain of command. It can take on the form of curious prying into the affairs of power, tantamount to interrogation. ![]() It can take on the form of confident questioning in the face of authority, which verges on impudence. This courage can take on the form of bold audacity and fearless insouciance in the face of rigid rules and unbending regulations. In order not to become a victim of such hierarchies, you use your courage as a weapon against suppression. And nowhere is it more dictatorial than in hierarchies of control.Īs it stands, most modern day systems are hierarchies of control. It can dictate more than most people imagine. You understand that the social environment can be an immensely suppressing thing. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.” ~ Albert Einstein “Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment.
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