Wednesday, March 23, 2011
The Attributes of a Warrior
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And last but not least, Journey to Ixtland:
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Don Juan watched my movements with apparent fascination.
'Well... are we equals?' he asked?
'Of course we're equals,' I said.
'I was, naturally, being condecending. I felt very warm towards him even though at times I did not know what to do with him; yet I still held in the back of my mind, although I would never notice it, the belief that I, being a university student, a man of the sophisticated Western World, was superior to an Indian.
'No,' he said calmly, 'we are not.'
'Why certainly we are,' I protested.
'No' he said in a soft voice. 'We are not equals. I am a hunter and a warrior and you are a pimp.'
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Becoming available to power had to be done systematically, but always with great caution.
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A controlled outburst and a controlled quietness were the mark of a warrior.
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And last but not least, Journey to Ixtland:
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Don Juan watched my movements with apparent fascination.
'Well... are we equals?' he asked?
'Of course we're equals,' I said.
'I was, naturally, being condecending. I felt very warm towards him even though at times I did not know what to do with him; yet I still held in the back of my mind, although I would never notice it, the belief that I, being a university student, a man of the sophisticated Western World, was superior to an Indian.
'No,' he said calmly, 'we are not.'
'Why certainly we are,' I protested.
'No' he said in a soft voice. 'We are not equals. I am a hunter and a warrior and you are a pimp.'
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Becoming available to power had to be done systematically, but always with great caution.
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A controlled outburst and a controlled quietness were the mark of a warrior.
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