a warrior's creed...

i have no parents; i make the heavens and earth my parents

i have no home; i make awareness my home

i have no life or death; i make the tides of breathing my life and death

i have no divine power; i make honesty my divine power

i have no means; i make understanding my means

i have no magic secrets; i make character my magic secret

i have no body; i make endurance my body

i have no eyes; i make the flash of lightning my eyes

i have no ears; i make sensibility my ears

i have no limbs; i make promptness my limbs

i have no strategy; i make "unshadowed by thought" my strategy

i have no designs; i make "seizing opportunity by the forelock" my design