Random Musings. . .by Kui Gathua

Blessed is the leader who knows discouragement, who presents no alibi. Blessed is the leader who knows where he is going, why he is going and how to go there. Blessed is the leader who leads for the good of the most concerned, and not for the personal gratification of his own ideas. Blessed is the leader who develops leaders while leading. Blessed is the leader who has his head in the clouds but his feet on the ground. Blessed is the leader who considers criticism and opposition as a call to improvement and a challenge to prove his worth. Blessed is the leader who considers leadership an opportunity for service. Blessed is the leader who in spite of being honest and sincere, experiences hardship, misunderstanding, personal risk and sometimes personal loss. In the long run, he will find that the trouble he takes is small compared to the sense of personal fulfillment and achievement for the good of all.             ...

This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one, the being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making me happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and, as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I've got to hold up for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations. George Bernard Shaw

The warrior of light has learned that  God uses solitude to teach us how to live with other people. He uses rage to show us the infinite value of peace. He uses boredom to underline the importance of adventure and spontaneity. God uses silence to teach us to use words responsibly. He uses tiredness so that we can understand the value of waking up. He uses illness to underline the blessing of good health. God uses fire to teach us about water. He uses earth so that we can understand the value of air. He uses death to show us the importance of life. Manual of the Warrior of Light ~ Paulo Coelho