What defines a Warrior?

Question

I need opinions for a story I am writing. SERIOUS ANSWERS PLEASE, AND NOTHING TO DO WITH RELIGION AND/OR ONE JESUS OF NAZARETH(nothing against him or Christianity, just a lot of people pull the Jesus card too much nowadays)

Answer 1

A warrior is defined by his principals.
A true warrior does not fight for revenge.
A true warrior does not fight for money.
A true warrior does not fight for fame.
A true warrior does not seek battle but does not shy away from it either.

A true warrior knows that not all battles are fought with weapons.
A true warrior puts his/her body between harm and their people.
A true warrior shows mercy to the weak and helpless.
A true warrior fights only when there is need.
A true warrior knows more than the art of fighting.
A true warrior knows how to die.
A true warrior knows how to live.
A true warrior is not afraid to acknowledge anothers strength.
A true warrior is not afraid to acknowledge their own weakness.

Answer 2

Speaking as a man who was career military, Nam era through Desert Storm, was a Martial Arts Instructor, and a Field Supervisor for a private security firm, I would say that, when it comes right down to it, it's the ability to help your Nation win wars. If you want an example of a true warrior, do a google of Audie Murphy. That man was a warrior if there ever was one.

Answer 3

A great warrior is not defined by how strong his army is or how many available armory he has, but it is truly defined by his indomitable spirit. Wars are won by the quick witted, persistent, optimistic and daunting people. Like the small David against the giant Goliath, to name one. Even in present times, true warriors are those who are willing to take risks and to dream big and have persistence and optimism to achieve their goals. They never give up, that is why they never fail. It is only when you stop trying that you fail. A true warrior should always sieze the day. In Latin, they say "Carpe Diem!"

Answer 4

A warrior is a person habitually engaged in warfare. In tribal societies engaging in endemic warfare, warriors often form a caste or class of their own. In feudalism, the vassals essentially form a military or warrior class, even if in actual warfare, peasants may be called to fight as well. In some societies, warfare may be so central that the entire people (or, more often, the male population) may be considered warriors, for example, Montenegrins or Germanic tribes.

Professional warriors are people who are paid money for engaging in military campaigns and fall into one of two categories: Soldiers, when fighting on behalf of their own state; or mercenaries, when offering their services commercially and unrelated to their own nationality. The classification of somebody who is involved in acts of violence may be a matter of perspective, and there may be disagreement whether a given person is a hooligan, a gangster, a terrorist, a rebel, a freedom fighter, a mercenary or a soldier.

Answer 5

I am a warrior..why? because I am Native. This means that I lead a life of spiritual belief,I am a father to my children,a good husband to my wife,A friend to my people & a leader in my community. I think before I speak & always try to give good opinion.You can trust me. I do all of these things because I know in my heart that it is the right thing to do, even when I see others profit from misdeeds.But I WILL go to war if need be.I am Spirit~Horse...warrior

Answer 6

A warrior is somone who strives greatly agaist another force. Mostly you think of a warrior as somone who kills and fights. However, you could be abstract and say a lawyer who fights a big coporation is a warrior. Or the mother who sits next to her dying daughter and prays is warrior.I would define a warrior as somone who goes through a great amount of effort to do somthing.

Answer 7

the movie the warriors-is a great example,growing up in the streets of Chicago and having bricks thrown at you from four stories up in the night can get your Adrenalin moving, Electra glide in blue was really close to accounts for the contempt that was there for long haired bikers in the early sixties, i was riding a 48 pan chopper ten years before easy-rider was shot and it was no picnic to be on drugs when the drunks were crazy

Answer 8

Warriors are those who fight for a living, regardless of moral code. Heroes are people who fight for the right things, which people who answered before me did a pretty good job of explaining. Suicide bombers don't count for this reason.

A hero also absolutely has to face fear. A warrior who thinks he is invincible and charges a machine gun nest is an idiot and still a warrior. A warrior who does the same thing with the knowledge that he might die for his cause is now a hero.

Answer 9

A warrior is defined by many things most notably his strength. Not physical strength but rather strength of mind and strength of spirit. The strength of mind is the court the warrior measures and decides his actions; he decides the merit and virtues of his actions. It is the mind that truly empowers the body. The spirit is what guides our heart, our emotions, towards the goals and aspirations established by the mind. Strength of spirit is not necessarily a religious term but is belief. Belief in yourself and what we as warriors decide to fight for.
Honor is what guides a warrior. Strength in all forms is the vessel that transports us, it is honor that guides us. Honor defines our actions, it’s roots are in compassion, courage, temperance, and wisdom. Honor is the moral compass that the warrior establishes for themselves. The path of the warrior is never ending it takes steadfast discipline and unyielding to devotion. It is a powerful way of life. Good luck on your path.

Answer 10

*shrugs* There is that book "Way of the Peaceful Warrior"

been a while sence I read it... but i liked it's diffeniftion of a warrior

even if i don't beleave in that whole the univurse as a whole is one being and you return to being a part of it when you die stuff......I rather tend to think we keep our individuality and while maybe conected arn't the same thing....

Still I would think of myself as atlest tring to be a warrior in that light.....