Like a flower in the mud.

I was the most experienced fighter in the entire kingdom and never refused a fight, I responded to all challenges, and I was afraid of everyone. Fighters often came away proud of them were very strong, but I was fast, strong and knew many fighting styles. I learned to fight with hands and feet the whole body became a weapon. Sword, bat and seize any object that became one fatal.

I'm training to start small to get as today. At first, I need to beat the kids of my age, then I got better as we were almost alone. None of the old comrades no longer has the courage to face me.

Now go strutted through the crowd and shun all the way. With one exception. A middle-aged man of about the same size I do not want my place. I get angry and shout at him:

- Get away, you're in my way.

- It's all the way, he answers with a smile.

- You know who am I? I asked nervously.

- A man like me.

- There are some, are the unbeaten fighter, and if you do not step aside, then I will force myself.

The alien smile remains the same and me crazy so do not wait for any invitation and I rush to him to do with the ground.

Yet somehow he miraculously escapes attack furious and I am in the road dust fell. I get up and try again to hit him. It has the consistency of the air and fails to touch him at all. Each attack ends the same: I fell and he standing smiling. After many endeavors yield to the inevitable. It is a better and faster fighter and his technique is really amazing.

- I bow before you and recognize me beat. If you came here to challenge me you can be satisfied. You beat the unbeatable. I am convinced that you have won money betting against me.

But stranger smiles and leave without me noticing. The world is gathered that every time around and laugh watching me now. Unable to bear the shame and contempt traveler start to follow him. I see him out of the village and heading for the woods. Seething with anger quickly go into my house, which was in the way, and take an ax with me, then I resumed the pursuit.

Hours go by and we sink ever deeper into the heart of the forest. Dusk and traveler stop in a clearing. Light a fire and I'm hiding in the woods watching him. The moonlight shines ax blade in my hands. I see him preparing to sleep. I'm in a state of extreme agitation. If he were to disappear then my shame should be washed in blood and I could again be called The Invincible. However, crime is not the best option ... I
struggle with myself, and I hear:

- Come!

Although not see anything because of darkness, I look around. I hold my breath.

- Come! I know you're there and watch me.

- You feel, I say walking towards him. Does not matter now, I was discovered.

- You're good, you're very fast and powerful, he says.

- Not good enough that beat you.

- That you're wrong and you lose.

- How wrong? I asked, puzzled.

- I stole your mind, and then you were lost from the outset.

- How did you do that?

- Simple, thou hast bestowed.

- I do not understand foreign kidding me.

- Okay, I'll explain. Fight nothing, it does not matter. Peace of mind should you possess in life and then you struggle and especially the master of your life. Otherwise, you lose time. Even if you win a battle, you lose the war, even if you win, appreciation, honor, glory, wealth, women and money, you will lose them all.

- I do not lose anything! All are mine and do not let go!

- Nothing is yours ... for a coin you are the only one which goes some by hand, it will lead to the next owner soon. Money could tell you that you are only a temporary vehicle, then the glory, honor, all is forgotten. You actually have nothing! Unless you peace of mind when you can have on you and you're having to own the whole universe.

- I do not understand what is peace of mind, traveler.

- Let's start with something simple. When you fought with me today what you thought? To me, as an enemy of you ?

- Yes exactly!

- Then I stole your mind. If you think my sword, my sword then stole your mind. If you think your sword, your sword then stole your mind. When you think about fighting, fighting steals your mind. When you think about something, that it steals your thoughts, mind you steal, you steal you.

- And what can I do? How to do otherwise?

- Be like a flower that grows in the mud. No matter how much dirt is around the petals they are immaculate, perfect and balanced, heads to heaven. No need to fight with anyone else, and you can not fight the mud without getting dirty. Sitting alone in peace and then all the gifts the universe will descend your faction. At that time you will be invincible really because you know the peace of mind.

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