A Warriors Creed I have no parents- I make the heaven 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 the opportunity by the forelock" my design. I have no miracles- I make right-action my miracles. I have no tactics- I make emptiness and fullness my tactics. I have no talents- I make ready wit my talent. I have no friends- I make my mind my friend. I have no enemy- I make carelessness my enemy. I have no armor- I make benevolence and righteousness my armor. I have no castle- I make immovable-mind my castle. I have no sword- I make absence of self my sword. ~Anonymous Samurai, fourteenth century