“A warrior takes his lot, whatever it may be, and accepts it in ultimate humbleness. He accepts in humbleness what he is, not as grounds for regret but as a living challenge.
“It takes time for everyone of us to understand that point and fully live it. I, for instance, hated the mere mention of the word ‘humbleness’. I’m an Indian and we Indians have always been humble and have done nothing else but lower our heads. I thought humbleness was not in the warrior’s way. I was wrong! I know now that the humbleness of a warrior is not the humbleness of a beggar. The warrior lowers his head to no one, but at the same time, he doesn't permit anyone to lower his head to him. The beggar, on the other hand, falls to his knees at the drop of a hat and scrapes the floor for anyone he deems to be higher, but at the same time, he demands that someone lower than him scrape the floor for him. “
- Don Juan Matus in Carlos Castaneda’s Tales of Power (1974, p. 19)
2 comments:
Thanks for your comment. Your note is definitely to the point. The obstacles to the justice and freedom come from different layers of the society and actually the selfish, opportunist, rich seculars could be more dangerous than many of the naive old fashioned conservatives.
By the way, congratulations for the new blog. Looking forward to reading more from you.
Thanks, B.
True, i can imagine they even resist true political change, as it may damage their assets. The interesting thing is that these people are completely neglected in the current political discussion.
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