Yes Luce, warrior is a metaphor for human traits. Certainly, they are both masculine and feminine. Thank you for translating your Croatian saying to us! Covjek …in Norwegian; Kriger (or Viking hehe)

It is all about language, so to identify with “warrior” for someone like me (from Croatia) is easy but it can be easy to you too. Just accept it as fundamental idea that stay behind that word.
Ona je čovjek, borac, ratnik – she is man,fighter, warrior
On je čovjek, borac, ratnik – he is man,fighter, warrior
as idea it is valid for man and woman.

Čovjek is meant as person who is valid, of substance, with integrity, good, honourable, human above all the rest….!

Love
Luce

The conclusion of Coelho’s text here, how a warriors weaknesses is transferred into his strength, isn’t it a truth so very mysterious. I just watched the movie; ‘Copying Beethoven’, with Ed Harris as Beethoven, and again was reminded how; a close to deaf man, could become one of the worlds most beloved composers. He talked about how he found music when he listened to the silence, and tried to pass this gift on to his apprentice. Beethoven’s weakness became his greatest strength.

Por ahi yo recorro, y la unica prueba que vale es atra-
vesar todo su largo. Y por ahi yo recorro mirando, mirando,
sin alinto.”

“Se chorei ou se sorri
O importante
É que emoções eu vivi…”

fantastic and fabulous !

“The warrior’s secret consists of capturing the energy which was before dedicated to his weaknesses, and using it in his favor in this life.” wow ! so that is the secreat of being a able to remain a wol !!! hmmm. what are my weaknesses and how much of my energy am i wastig on them ???

Could not fathom this though “nor is claiming someone does us wrong. No one is doing anything to anyone, and much less to a warrior” a wol is not a common man, but the common men want everyone to be common, they leave no stone unturned if someone tries to be diffrent, be a wol. much presecution is faced by such wols, their were times when they were crufied, even now crucifaction is attempeted, may not be litereaaly but otherwise. we are in fortunate times that at least now once in a while a wol can be uncommon and be respected for it in his /her lifetime. but such chaps need to have an icredible gift of gab, no !

love
aditya

There is a strange joy in acting fully in the knowledge that we might die at any moment.
i believe in this .

I have been away for a week and was just catching up with your blog . I just wanted to comment it was great to read the Carlos Casteneda piece. It also struck me that I have only read the whole works of two writers one is yourself and the other Carlos Casteneda, so it was good to see the two together.

Ever since I met through your work idea of warrior I recognized myself in it. I had doubts and was asking myself how can I be sure to be a warrior.

Thank you, reading this made me understand I am on the good path.

For me this is not story as Alexandra calls it, for me it is reality of my being.

Thank you, you made me happy and content, with less doubts and more certainty to procede on.

Love
Luce

“Energy before dedicated to weaknesses, and used in his favor in this life”

A deep thank you for the much wanted mental fireworks!