Meditation for August 9th, 2016
Spiritual Warriors
There are mercenaries who fight for coin. There are adventurers who are just in it for the treasure and a good fight. Then there are the spiritual warriors who kill in the name of god/s/ess/es. They have permission from the divine to smite the wicked.
What kind of spiritual warrior are you?
Gladiator
You are a slave, but fight to the death for your master. Your only joy is winning in the eyes of the one that keeps you in a cage. This is a vow of bondage. You don’t ever touch or be with the master, but the master watches all you do. You can’t just win fights, you have to win fights with pizazz.
These are people tying to fight their way into a certain cultural scene.
Viking
You are from a cold place and love boats. You love to come into a fine island community that has a bourgeoning culture and destroy it.
This is like a lot of people who have moved to Portland in the last 20 years.
Musketeer
A fighter who loves to win with precise skills and looking good. Dress in lace and a foppish hat, with daggers up the sleeve, guns in pockets and a laced handkerchief with your initials on it.
Have you seen anyone show up to a party overdressed? Yeah, not many musketeers around.
Spartan
A Spartan is a warrior class who thinks of nothing but warfare.
Spartans are now gym rats who think of nothing but working out and looking swoll.
Knight
These guys sat along the roads that lead to Jerusalem helping pilgrims trying to populate the holy land. They took treasure, came back home and started a secret society that still pulls the string on world affairs to this day.
Knights are those guys who are now 50 plus that still dress like they’re twenty-something still going to rock and roll shows and drinking themselves stupid.
Ming Warriors
They were the first warriors to incorporate gunpowder with their medieval fighting practices. They were also encouraged to be self sustaining by growing their own food and make their own clothes.
These are the vegan soldiers of today with their backyard chickens as pets and telling people how to eat.
Mongol Horsemen
These warriors swept across the plains and created havoc wherever they went. The middle east is still wheeling from their destruction. They were able to shoot arrows proficiently while riding their horse at full speed.
These are the people that moved to Portland more than 20 years ago and claim they are actually from here.
Persian Immortal
These were the 10,000 strong that felt like you could never see the end of as they marched towards their enemy. They had no names and could never die. They all looked the same.
This is metal fans.
Rajput Warriors
These were the warriors that fought all the invaders of India. They were born and bred to be fighters. Every breath they took was a breath of a knight.
These are the Portland natives who stayed.
Roman Centurion
The first pay by the state to fight warrior, these warriors helped shape the Roman Empire from Persia to Britain. Neatly dressed and very institutionalized.
They now are the centurions of coffee. Also called baristas.
Zanda Warriors
These African warriors would tattoo their faces, sharpen their teeth to points and eat their enemies on the battlefield. They are feared greatly and very misunderstood.
These warrior are the people that live in the rest of Oregon that city people are scared of.
Aztec Warriors
These ancient warriors would first come get your land in tribute to their king, then they would come and take captives in tribute to their gods and then if a new king was crowned had to stage a military campaign to show his worth.
This is the political arguer. Even if the two of you almost agree, he or she will sound like you are completely wrong over the semantics of one word. Rather be right than happy.
Maori Warrior
These giant fighters from New Zealand are covered in tattoos and use clubs. They also dance right before they go to war.
These are people that dress up and go dancing to 80s music every weekend because if it isn’t familiar it isn’t very fun.
Samurai
These were Japanese warriors who were bound by a warrior code. They would perform ritual suicide if they ever dishonored themselves or their master.
Goths.
Ninja
No such thing.
Gurkas
Nepalese soldiers that are crazy and reckless, but love a good fight. They have been known to join a fight without being asked.
These are trolls. They kind of fight for freedom of speech and liberty, but really its to watch someones reaction by saying something ridiculous and wrong.