Be a wise warrior

DON'T DIE IN ANOTHER MAN'S WAR

Battles are an inevitable part of life, some are worth fighting because they define your survival, your dignity, or your legacy; others are not your fight, they belong to someone else, and stepping into them can cost you everything without giving you anything in return. Life is too short to spend your time fighting wars that are not yours. Do not sacrifice your peace, energy, and your lives for causes you did not choose, for victories which songs you would not sing, nor share in its spoils.

There is a difference between fighting for something that is just, and being used as a pawn. Sometimes, people will try to recruit you into their wars because they need numbers, not because they care about your well-being. Do not entangle yourself in a fight that does not bring you any gain, do not fight in a war that will bring you losses.

Not every battle is yours to fight; not every cry for help is sincere; not every enemy of your friend needs to be your enemy. Martyrs don't write history, only survivors do. The man who dies for a cause he barely understands becomes a footnote in someone else's story. The soldier who falls in a foreign war is remembered as a statistic. The employee who burns out for a company that would replace him in a week is praised at his funeral, then forgotten.

Your energy, your time, and your life are currencies, spend them on causes that truly belong to you, battles that, if won, bring you peace, and if lost, you can still stand with honour knowing you fought for your own reasons. Sometimes, the wisest warriors walk away, not because they are afraid, but because they refuse to be a pawn in someone else's game. Your life is precious; guard it, don't die in another man's fight.

To a better you, Kamikun John.