Precept 48: 'Guard Your Kingdom'.
A kingdom is not land, stone walls, or a crown. Such things can be conquered, burned, stolen, or destroyed!
Your true kingdom lies within your mind and heart. There you alone rule, and no foe may enter unless you permit them.
Others may wound you, betray you, humiliate you, or try to bend you to their will. Pay them no heed! Their words and deeds have only the power you grant them.
Remain true to yourself, warrior.
Precept 45: 'Always Keep Your Word'.
Your word is among the most valuable things you possess. Once given, it must never be broken!
If you say you will be somewhere at a certain hour, then you will be there, even if the world itself should end around you!
Give your word carefully, warrior, for once given, there can be no excuses, hesitation, or retreat.
Let others know that when you give your word, the matter is settled.
A warrior's word is a promise of certainty.
Your word is among the most valuable things you possess. Once given, it must never be broken!
If you say you will be somewhere at a certain hour, then you will be there, even if the world itself should end around you!
Give your word carefully, warrior, for once given, there can be no excuses, hesitation, or retreat.
Let others know that when you give your word, the matter is settled.
A warrior's word is a promise of certainty.
Precept 32: 'Never Believe That It Is Too Late'.
Sometimes, thoughts of what could have been, or what might yet be, will enter your mind. But these thoughts are followed by a darker thought: ‘It is too late.’
The latter is not your own! It is a dark thought that seeks to weaken your resolve and keep you from acting.
The past cannot be changed, but the present is yours to command.
Begin NOW, warrior, and you will not fail, no matter how late it seems.
Sometimes, thoughts of what could have been, or what might yet be, will enter your mind. But these thoughts are followed by a darker thought: ‘It is too late.’
The latter is not your own! It is a dark thought that seeks to weaken your resolve and keep you from acting.
The past cannot be changed, but the present is yours to command.
Begin NOW, warrior, and you will not fail, no matter how late it seems.
Precept 26: 'Strike Swiftly and Decisively'.
When the time comes to strike, a warrior strikes without hesitation! To entertain doubt is to dance with death!
The moment of opportunity may be brief. A single instant of hesitation can turn victory into defeat, and triumph into a humiliating retreat!
Strike hard. Strike true.
For the warrior who hesitates gives his foe the greatest weapon of all: Time.
When the time comes to strike, a warrior strikes without hesitation! To entertain doubt is to dance with death!
The moment of opportunity may be brief. A single instant of hesitation can turn victory into defeat, and triumph into a humiliating retreat!
Strike hard. Strike true.
For the warrior who hesitates gives his foe the greatest weapon of all: Time.