Punky Fu

How does the warrior celebrate life?

Knowing that the future keeps no promises-
That each moment might be their last,
They celebrate fully -
With each movement in training -
With each new season -
With each anniversary of one’s beginnings-
With every fiber of their Essences,
And with those that matter the most to them.

In the darkened training grounds, Shao celebrated the sharing of gifts -
gifts of the intellect,
gifts of training,
gifts of the art of story,
and the taste of sweet on lips.
And they trained, mixed with joyous laughter
and frenzied dancing to the songs of Shao’s beginnings.

Later they would feast - Warrior’s food
vowing not to overeat, but doing so anyway.

And return to their home, to readings from old
of spirit, mind and body -
until they finished in their accustomed manner,
happily full in this moment of bliss.

This is how warriors celebrate.