A warrior of light cannot always choose his battlefield.
Sometimes he is taken by surprise in the middle of battles not of his choosing, but there is no point in running away, those battles will merely follow him.
Then, at the point when conflict seems almost inevitable, the warrior talks to his opponent. Showing neither fear nor cowardice, he tries to find out why the other man wants to fight, what made him leave his village in order to seek him out to fight this duel. Without even unsheathing his sword, the warrior persuades his opponent that this is not a fight for him.
A warrior of light listens to what his opponent has to say. He only fights if absolutely necessary.
Translated by Margaret Jull Costa
by Paulo Coelho
