Take your ideas and your inspiration from others. Many have gone before us and much has been learned and documented. It has been said that knowledge is acquired by doing (i.e. learning on the job), whereas wisdom is acquired by believing and accepting the knowledge of others. If we wanted to borrow the structure of a plan for the day, the book Alcoholics Anonymous1, by Bill W., offers some guidelines for a framework, on pages 85 through 88:

1. On awaking let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead ……… Page 86
2. In thinking about our day we may face indecision ……… Page 86
3. As we go through the day we pause, when agitated or doubtful ……….. Page 87
4. We relax and take it easy. We don’t struggle. We are often surprised how the right answers come after we have tried this for a while ……… Page 86
5. When we retire at night, we constructively review our day ……… Page 86

True warriors are adept at taking the knowledge of others and putting it to use in their lives, proving the concept that we don’t have to learn everything by directly experiencing it ourselves. As such, they demonstrate true wisdom. Think about what a huge shortcut it is to not have to learn it all on your own! Take the knowledge of others and make it yours! Read books. Study the stories. Engage in discussions and dialogue to find out what you don’t have to learn, and expand your database exponentially! You are warriors, and with true wisdom, you will discover untold riches beyond your existing comprehension. So it has been written.