The Warrior

For the warrior,
Tradition consists of light
Mixed with darkness…
Religion with truth…
Love with duty…
Spiritualism with the tangible.

They know all too well
Spirituality is best manifested
On the ground—
Not in the air.

Rapturous day-dreams…
Flights of heavenly fancy…
Longings of corporeal body
Are less expensive,
Less expressive than
The plain doing of duty.

Yet the true warrior chooses
A path with heart…
Any path with heart and
Follows it;

He rejoices and laughs,
Intoxicated with the ecstasy of joy.
He sees that nothing is more important than
Living life in this very instant for
His life may well end at any moment.

To grow higher, deeper, wider
As the years go on;
To conquer difficulties,
Acquiring more and more spiritual power;
To feel all one's faculties unfolding, and
Truth descending into the soul…

This makes life worth living.