...don Juan explains to Carlos about the four enemies he must fight to become a man of knowledge. Obviously, this refers to women as well as men.
The first enemy is Fear. If we run away from it, then learning stops. We defeat this enemy by not running away. We take the next small step to learn. Then we take the next small step, etc. After a long while, there comes a time when fear retreats, making us feel confident. Fear is replaced by clarity. It’s then that we meet the second enemy: Clarity.
Clarity dispels fear, but also blinds us; we don’t doubt ourselves. We think we can do anything we please because we see clearly into everything. We fight clarity by doubting what we think we know. A time will come when we understand that clarity was only a point before our eyes. It’s then that we defeat this second enemy. The power we’ve pursued for so long will finally be ours. We can use our power for whatever we please. And thus, we’ve met the third enemy: Power.
Power is the strongest of all enemies. The easiest thing to do is give in to it. We feel invincible, take risks, and make rules because we think we’re the master. We hardly notice this enemy closing in on us. Suddenly, without knowing, we’ve lost the battle. We turn into cruel, capricious people. We have no command over ourselves because we don’t know appropriate ways to use our power. We defeat this enemy by defying it deliberately. We understand that power without self control is worse than a mistake. With that awareness, we’re able to know how to use our power appropriately. And thus, we defeat this third enemy.
We’ll then be at the end of our journeys and almost without warning we’ll come up against the last enemy: Old Age. This is the cruelest of all, which we can’t defeat completely. We can only continue our fight. We have an unyielding desire to rest in old age. If we lie down and forget all we’ve learned, then we lose the battle. Our desire to retreat will overrule our knowledge. But, if we slough off our tiredness, live our fate through, we can be called a man of knowledge, even if only for a brief moment.
...no pain...
...no gain...
...classic rabbit hole ol Duck...
"Nothing worth having comes easy."
Grandpa Dog
All I remember him saying is: "I'm a gonna get my shot gun......"
But weren't Grandma and Grandpa actually Bears? Name of show was Hillbilly Bears not Dogs.
...the creators of that program plagiarized the Dog clan with their thinly veiled attempt at creativity...
...doggy winks...
Yes,but time is short. We have to use it wisely.
...knowledge is power...
...don Juan explains to Carlos about the four enemies he must fight to become a man of knowledge. Obviously, this refers to women as well as men.
The first enemy is Fear. If we run away from it, then learning stops. We defeat this enemy by not running away. We take the next small step to learn. Then we take the next small step, etc. After a long while, there comes a time when fear retreats, making us feel confident. Fear is replaced by clarity. It’s then that we meet the second enemy: Clarity.
Clarity dispels fear, but also blinds us; we don’t doubt ourselves. We think we can do anything we please because we see clearly into everything. We fight clarity by doubting what we think we know. A time will come when we understand that clarity was only a point before our eyes. It’s then that we defeat this second enemy. The power we’ve pursued for so long will finally be ours. We can use our power for whatever we please. And thus, we’ve met the third enemy: Power.
Power is the strongest of all enemies. The easiest thing to do is give in to it. We feel invincible, take risks, and make rules because we think we’re the master. We hardly notice this enemy closing in on us. Suddenly, without knowing, we’ve lost the battle. We turn into cruel, capricious people. We have no command over ourselves because we don’t know appropriate ways to use our power. We defeat this enemy by defying it deliberately. We understand that power without self control is worse than a mistake. With that awareness, we’re able to know how to use our power appropriately. And thus, we defeat this third enemy.
We’ll then be at the end of our journeys and almost without warning we’ll come up against the last enemy: Old Age. This is the cruelest of all, which we can’t defeat completely. We can only continue our fight. We have an unyielding desire to rest in old age. If we lie down and forget all we’ve learned, then we lose the battle. Our desire to retreat will overrule our knowledge. But, if we slough off our tiredness, live our fate through, we can be called a man of knowledge, even if only for a brief moment.
John Campbell
Their is a time for everything under the sun.
A time to gather ammo,and a time to use it.
...doggy winks...