Our Political and Military Leaders should familiarize themselves to the teachings of Sun Tzu, who believed, There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. also, The greatest victory is that which requires no battle, and The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill, If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you know Heaven and know Earth, you may make your victory complete, Who wishes to fight must first count the cost, If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril, There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed, Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive, If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat, Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemys resistance without fighting. Please dissect what these next words are teaching us, He who advances without seeking fame, Who retreats without escaping blame, He whose one aim is to protect his people and serve his lord, The man is a jewel of the Realm. This is what is missing within the Leadership of our Military and our Political Leaders in Washington D.C.!!! I have been a student of Sun Tzu for forty years, a bad student, for which I am deeply sorry.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 12:26:43 +0000