Warrior Philosophy in Game of Thrones by Briers Francis

Author:Briers, Francis [Briers, Francis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Warriors of Love Publishing
Published: 2012-04-17T00:00:00+00:00

“How can you be quick as a snake or quiet as a shadow when you are somewhere else?”[xxxvii]

There is no question that serving many masters can rob us of our clarity of mind and action. That is why some priests and monks adopt such simple lives and chose not to have families. As a still relatively new father, I am sharply aware of how having a child has given me both a strong sense of purpose, and a far more complex set of priorities. If I am not clear about how I am prioritising in a given situation I can end up procrastinating endlessly, so being clear about what I am working in service of is important if I am to be as powerful as I can be.

One group of warriors in history who had a very strong sense of service are the Samurai of medieval Japan. In fact, 'Samurai' can be translated as meaning 'one who serves.' To some degree the Knights of medieval Europe had a strong sense of service in the clarity of a feudal, hierarchical culture and the Divine Right of Kings (which meant that Kings were chosen by God and their actions were therefore unquestionable), but they did not have the total commitment of the Samurai. We can see an example of this in a story from the Hagakure:

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