Are we Warriors or Cowards?

[dippedappe]

A Warrior must have the courage to stand up for his believes. To fight for his believes, and even die for what he believes is right. Who dares to risk his life for another, with honour as price.

 

A Coward is one without courage and sense of justice. One without honour and selfrespect. Who seeks the easy way, with his worth as toll.

 

What are we? We train to go the Warrior way, but do we have the courage? Do we dare to stand up to the dangers for what we believe is righteous? For what is justice and honourable? Or do we seek cover like a Coward?

[The Lip]

The Warrior you describe must be suicidal

 

Seriously... Go with something in between; Avoid fights where possible, but if you see no escape (or when they're threatening someone else), give it all you've got.

[Cmon]

Who dares to risk his life for another

 

I think it would be harsh to call someone a coward if they didn't "risk his life for another". It would be foolish to "risk his life for another" if there was no way of helping it would only worsen the situation. But it all depends on the situation.

 

But i do believe it is right to stand up and fight for what you believe in but with courage can come foolishness and a fool is no good to anyone.

[krzychicano]

I would stand up for people that were weaker than others if the time came to it but to give your life for someone...it would really have to be justified and I would really have to believe in the cause just like any true warrior no true warrior would just give his life to give his life. A warrior is smart not stupid.

[Harmony]

A warrior is someone that is fully engulfed with war. Strategies, tools of the trade, psychology, anything to gain an advantage on the battlefield. He or she spends a great deal of time contemplating techniques for battle readiness, while also training the body to handle the strain of combat. Having a high level of honor does not guarantee victory in war. The honorable and just dont always win. Honor is a wonderful trait, as are respect, chivalry, and the like. None of these will lengthen your life in combat though, and the true warrior is concerned mainly with survival, or the survival of whomever he is charged with protecting. By nature warriors are not cowards because they face an arena where injury and death are always possible, to undertake such a position takes courage to begin with. As far as laying down your life for another, that seems as though it would rarely be practical, especially for a warrior. Several do die while doing the jobs, but most I would venture to say did not set out to die, it happens in the heat of battle when their mind is on protecting their charge and defeating their foe. Cowards can have honor and self respect, yet lack the confidence to act. The fact is, honor, chivalry, and all the other romanticized traits have little to do with warriors or cowards.

[Ben Martin]

there are only a few people i would give my life for on this earth and they are my family and best friends who i concider my family. as far as fighting goes since i have started martial arts i have learnt discipline and i havent had one street fight. ive had people trying to start fight walking in 2 me to try and get me 2 start people on road saying stuff to get me to fight but i dont let it bother me im above that. the only time i will fight is when i really feel that im in physical danger and there is no way i can get out. i hate fighting and i feel i am lowering my self to their level if i do. its always a last resort for me.

[Cmon]

A warrior in battle such as a soldier has to do very unhonourable things in war. To call someone a coward because they would not lay down their life for someone else because it goes against their beliefs is wrong. Because at the end of the day we are all human.

[isshinryu5toforever]

A warrior is only some of the things you mentioned. A warrior has a grasp of who he is as a human being. However, true warriors also have an allegiance to a cause or king. So are you a warrior? If you are who or what do you fight for? Yourself is not an acceptable answer to this question. In today's age unfortunately honor has become an empty word. A coward isn't necessarily someone who can't stand up for what he believes in. Some people don't have the strength to allow them to do this. A coward is someone who fails to do what is right even though they can make a difference. A doctor who fails to respond when someone is having a heartattack on an airplane, is someone I would characterize thusly. There are many definitions of a coward.

[Ted T.]

A Warrior will fight to his death for his beliefs.

 

A man will live for his.

[SevenStar]

A Warrior must have the courage to stand up for his believes. To fight for his believes, and even die for what he believes is right. Who dares to risk his life for another, with honour as price.

 

I've done this. I've stopped a paper boy from being mugged, stopped a man from beating his girlfriend and various other things. I don't consider myself a warrior, as I've never been in a WAR. I just don't like seeing people mistreated, and I usually act on it. As someone else here has stated though - it's foolish and I wouldn't recommend it. that's just me though, so I can't help it.