Thread by @ThyConsigliori

John Minford, #SunTzu 4:3 "The skillful warrior can achieve his own invulnerability; but he can never bring about the enemy's vulnerability."

I guess I'll just have to stop having favorite verses, won't I. But it's impossible for me to not love this verse. I suppose I love them all, but not quite equally. Maybe I just have to love the word "invulnerable." Don't you, too?

Seriously, how do you not love that word? And seriously, please think about it deeply. Pick any high school movie you wish. Someone is always vulnerable to the power click's attacks. Their identity is at risk. They're vulnerable. This is spiritual math.

When I was in high school I discovered something. I'd spent my entire life asking, does this or that person like me? Guess what I'd never asked. Give it a go, guess.

Yep. I had never asked whether or not I like them. Never. Not once.

So, I started asking.

My life has never been the same since. Through all the ups and downs, the failures and disappointments, I have always owned my own self, since. I don't know that I can claim the term "invulnerable." But, if you get to know me, you'll agree, I'm pretty close.

Cliques don't scare me. The powerful, mighty and great don't intimidate me. I dance into their world for a moment, and then right back out again. I am not a simple man. But I live a pretty simple life. Yes, this is strategic defense. Ready to be attacked, I retain the advantage.

Please don't think of war as something big, beyond you, historical. Rather,think of war as your own. There is a war for your life. Do you count? Will your voice be heard? Will what you say matter? Will your actions bear fruit? Are you a warrior of life?

My decision in life was to have many bosses, not one. I am not an employee in any normal sense of the word. I am self-employed. But, what that really means is that I have many bosses, not one. Each client is my boss. But, no client is irreplaceable. I am a salesman.

The skillful warrior can achieve his own invulnerability. This is what Master Sun tells us. Do you know the term 'proof of case?' Master Sun is telling us that invulnerability is possible. Do you realize how profound, how profoundly powerful this proof of case is?

You, you, you personally. You can be invulnerable. You can be safe within your own skin. You can own your own home. You can own your own work. You can be safe. You can own your own guns. You can own your own fence or wall. You can live in a gated community. You can.

I don't care if you do or don't. I'm just saying you can. You can be invulnerable. This is the difference between Master Sun and everyone else. He isn't saying you should. He doesn't care if you don't. He's just saying you can. The skillful warrior can be invulnerable.

We have been told that all politics are local. Contemplate your district. The one you live in. Do you know its vote count? Do you know the number of voters, of possible voters? Do you know the difference that matters in your district? How many votes would it take to win?

What would it take to ensure that your district voted for #MAGA? My own proposition is that a small, high-performance team would make you, your district invulnerable.

We'll discuss that again.

We must now turn to the enemy, as Master Sun does.

You cannot bring about your enemy's vulnerability. You have to wait for it. You have to be patient. Secure and patient. Confident that you cannot be killed, you must wait. No, Master Sun is not saying that in this verse. Wait for it. He will soon. But, you need to know it.

What he is saying in this verse is you do not have that power. Doesn't matter who you are. You could be Patton or Eisenhower. No matter. You cannot force your enemy to be vulnerable. You can't force.

Ah...but you can tempt.

But I get ahead of Master Sun here. You cannot force your enemy to be vulnerable. You CAN master your own invulnerability. Can you say wow? Do you follow the math? Vulnerability happens. The one who controls it better, to whom it happens less, wins.

Why does the Declaration still matter? More than anything else, it declares three rights. Life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness. These three. If you claim them, you will be invulnerable, personally. You. You yourself. You in our own life. You in your own liberty. You, happy.

Socialism tempts. It states that the state will take care of you. But what it means is, the state will take you, and take care of itself. The state's invulnerability occurs when you give up your rights. You are invulnerable when you retain them.

Have you noticed how personal all this is? It's not just business, it's personal. I own the right to my own life. I am a severe diabetic. Insulin is evil. I fight to not use it each and every day. I monitor my blood sugar levels, faithfully. I make my decisions by it.

Exercise. Diet. I must be my own pancreas. I own the right to life.

Liberty. The pursuit of happiness. I am free. I am happy. Well done me!

I bet you are too, more than you give yourself credit for.

We've discussed Britain's 1,500 castles. They still matter to this day. Please, please, contemplate that. You can drop an atomic bomb, but a castle will still matter.
Why? Strategic defense, that's why. The bomb, or bombs, will not wipe them all out. After the bomb?

After the bomb, or bombs, after the total destruction, there will still be people, you and me. We will still matter. Our lives, liberties and right to pursue happiness will still count. Okay, maybe I'll die. Maybe you will. No matter. Humans. While we're here, we count.

But we only count if our rights count. If our rights don't count, then we don't count. To count. Who knew? To count is what matters. And in socialism you don't count, only the great WE does. In capitalism, you count. Contemplate that. And contemplate invulnerability. Please.

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