A Warrior's Path

by FanWarriors

A.k.a. Thrawn's warrior diary. "The word is as I expected. Exile. I am led away. Once again, my path has turned. Where it will lead, I cannot say." - Excerpts. [Isa'ralia Faradien]

15. Part 15

Contributor: Isa'ralia Faradien

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#15

Many of those skilled in technological warfare believe that physical training and discipline are unnecessary. With turbolasers, hyperdrives, armor plating, and the mental resources to direct them, muscular strength and agility are thought to be merely conceits.

They are wrong. The mind and body are linked together in a meshwork of oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and neutron health. Physical exercise drives that meshwork, stimulating the brain and freeing one's intellect. Simulated combat has the additional virtue of training the eye to spot small errors and exploit them.

A change in focus can allow the subconscious mind to focus on unresolved questions. Simulated combat often ends with the warrior discovering that one or more of those questions has been unexpectedly solved.

And occasionally, such exercise can serve other purposes.