With reference to Brida, would you elaborate on the quest for the other, the soulmate, who completes a soul?
There’s a motto in Alchemy: “Concentrate and dissolve”. As you may know alchemists would, through laboratory studies, try to distill the mercury from the sulfur and then refine the mercury until it converted into gold. This quest would lead them to the Philosopher Stone (which was the solid component) and the Long Life Elixir. All the process of distilling is based on this very simple motto: concentrate – meaning extracting the essence – and dissolve – meaning mixing the essence with something else.
Many disregard that through this routine, alchemists were also training their patience and thus transforming their perception of the world.
I think you can apply this same motto to love: in order to preserve love’s freedom, one has to be able at the same time to dive into its essence and to share it others.
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To a warrior, there is no such thing as impossible love. He does not allow himself to be intimidated by silence, or by rejection. He knows that - behind the icy mask people wear - there is a heart of fire.
That is why the warrior risks more than others. He tirelessly seeks a person’s love - even if this means hearing, many times over, the word ‘no’, returning home defeated, feeling rejected in body and soul.
A warrior does not allow himself to be overwhelmed in his search for his needs. Without love, he is nothing.
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For the Warrior of Light, there is no such thing as an impossible love.
(Manual of the Warrior of Light)
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The warrior of the light sometimes fights the one he loves.
He has learned that silence means the absolute balance of the body, spirit and soul. The man who preserves his unity will never be dominated by the storms of existence; he has the strength to overcome the difficulties and move forwards.
However, he often feels challenged by those whom he teaches the sword. His disciples call him to combat.
And the warrior shows his capability: with a few blows, he throws down the students’ weapons, and the harmony returns to the place where they are gathered.
“Why do that, if you are so superior?”, asks a traveler.
“Because, in this way, I keep open a dialogue,” answers the warrior.
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A warrior of the light always keeps his heart clean of feelings of hatred. When he goes to fight, he always remembers Christ’s words: “love your enemies”.
And the warrior obeys.
But he knows that the act of forgiving foes does not force him to accept everything. A warrior cannot lower his head - otherwise he loses sight of the horizon of his dreams.
The warrior notes that the adversaries are there to test his strength, his persistence, his ability to make decisions. They are a blessing - because it is they force him to fight for his dreams.
It is the experience of combat which strengthens the warrior of the light.
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