Comments on: The Warrior Within

By: brandon.

brandon. — Thu, 30 May 2013 03:21:00 +0000

I agree with all of this. At 26, there are very few men outside of my family I would consider role models. It’s a sea of “dudes”. All of the upstanding men are wasting away in nursing homes. The ones who will shock you with candid speech. The ones who stood up straight, look you in the eye and tell you if something isn’t right even when everyone else is content to go along with the group. He rarely complains about what others should do because more times than not, he already did it himself and didn’t need to publicize it. I’m ashamed to admit I’m lost.

By: Cliff Bardelli

Cliff Bardelli — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 04:49:00 +0000

Great, great article… Writing down a few excerpts to keep in mind more often.
“The warrior isn’t born a warrior. He chooses to act like one once, which leads to acting like one once again. He does this until he knows no other way to act.”

By: Castiel

Castiel — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:44:00 +0000

In this world, not to be concerned with the pursuit of arete means to be doomed not just in the struggle with life but also in the struggle with other peoples: a people so facile, slack and fatuous as not to prepare to defend itself has already naively resolved to live out its existence as the enslaved subjects of others. War is omnipresent, to some a demoralizing eventual fate of all cities, and to others “the [Heraclitean] father of all things,” i.e. the spur to all forms of virtue and excellence. We should be as energized and passionate about our commitment to our utmost values and self-culture as the warrior must be in learning the arts upon which his very life will depend.

Kenneth Smith

By: Aniruddha Barapatre

Aniruddha Barapatre — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:29:00 +0000

Thanks a lot for this wonderful post.
My apologies that even though I have been reading your blog for few years now, I have commented on them sparsely.
You always bring such quality articles that few other bloggers out there are capable of. And each one of them hits the right spot. Over these years, your words have helped me a lot in becoming better person…
Don’t ever stop…

By: Chad Howse

Chad Howse — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:31:00 +0000

In reply to LC.

Wow man I really appreciate this. It really means a lot. You have an interesting story, it seems like you’re still growing, learning, and evolving. My Old Man asked a buddy of his that’s around 10 years older than you, “what are you learning these days”… the dumb ass said, “oh, I’m done with that, I don’t have a whole lot left to learn.”

… You may as well die when you think you’ve stopped learning. Great to read a comment like this. Keeps me going man. Thanks.

By: LC

LC — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:51:00 +0000

Theres a warrior under your coward? This article hit me hard like most posts here. Chad your writings are legendary and will live past your time. Im sure some day 100 years from now people still be talking about the Legendary Canuck.

For now, know your writings help guys older than you like myself. The messages here speak of a time when men want role models. I remember watching john wayne movies want wanting to be like him. What i did not know was he actually hugged his sons and wanted to show this in his movies but hollywood said no. He was a mans man. Someone my generation looked up to a man of courage depth character action. He was a warrior not a worrior. One letter changes an entire word. Today we are more concerned about being politically correct, nicey, pleasing, wimpy cowardly. Atleast thats how my life went for the last 49 years. Until being let go with out cause. We dont fire people anymore we sugar coat it. I got my ass fired I DID NOT LIKE but it happened. Your blog has helped me to heal and move on.

What I see are young men who are struggling with the very same things I did at their age. Back then if guys like you existed i dont know of any wat to find them. Men today have instant access to such information likes your writings. They also write about trransformations happening in themselves, something is needed today.
Thanks and reminding us to be Local Legends in our communities.