The Blacksmith\u00a0 – Where are we going ?<\/p>\n
The Knight\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – To war. To knowledge. It’s the same.<\/p>\n
In our conversations, The Knight consistently used the words “man of power” and “man of knowledge”, but never explained to me what he meant by that. I asked him in that morning.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Knight\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – A man of power, a man of knowledge is the one who, most of his life (if not all of it), has followed truthfully the craft, the secrets and the hardships of learning. A man who has gone as far as he can in unraveling the secrets of power and knowledge. Without rushing, without faltering, without fearing.<\/p>\n
The Blacksmith\u00a0 – Can anyone be a man of knowledge ?<\/p>\n
The Knight\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – No, not \u00a0anyone. And I’m very glad you started with knowledge. Let’s leave the power alone, for now.<\/p>\n
The Blacksmith\u00a0 – Then what must a man do to become a man of knowledge ?<\/p>\n
The Knight\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – He must challenge and defeat all his five natural enemies.<\/p>\n
The Blacksmith\u00a0 – Will he be a man of knowledge after defeating these five enemies ?<\/p>\n
The Knight\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Yes. A man can call himself a man of knowledge only if he’s capable of defeating all five of them.<\/p>\n
The Blacksmith\u00a0 – Hmmm … Just to be sure, can anybody who defeats these enemies be a man of knowledge ?<\/p>\n
The Knight\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – Anybody who defeats them becomes a man of knowledge.<\/p>\n
The Blacksmith\u00a0 – Are there any special requirements a man must fulfill before fighting these enemies ?<\/p>\n
The Knight\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – No. Anyone can try to become a man of knowledge, but extremely few actually succeed. And this is the way it should be. It’s one of the many immutable laws of universe. Because the enemies a man encounters on the path of learning to become a man of knowledge are truly formidable. And as a fair result, most men succumb to them.<\/p>\n
The Blacksmith\u00a0 – What kind of enemies are they ?<\/p>\n
He refuses to talk about enemies. He said it would be a long, long time before this subject and this approach\u00a0 would make any sense to me.<\/b><\/p>\n
But I tried to keep this topic alive. I insisted … because I knew I was ready.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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