A
reader sends me a questionnaire in which he presents the profile of
three world leaders who lived in the same period of history, and asks
if it is possible to choose the best one using the following data:

Candidate A was associated with witchdoctors and often consulted
astrologists. He had two mistresses. His wife was a Lesbian. He smoked
a lot. He drank eight to ten martinis a day.

Candidate B never managed to hold down a job because of his arrogance.
He slept the whole morning. He used opium at school, and was always
considered a bad student. He drank a glass of brandy every morning.

Candidate C was decorated a hero. A vegetarian, he did not smoke. His
discipline was exemplary. He occasionally drank a beer. He stayed with
the same woman during his moments of glory and defeat.

And what was the answer?

A] Franklin Delano Roosevelt. B] Winston Churchill. C] Adolf Hitler.

So what then is leadership? The encyclopedia defines it as an
individual's capacity to motivate others to seek the same objective.
The bookstores are full of texts on this theme, and the leaders are
normally portrayed in brilliant colors, with enviable qualities and
supreme ideals. The leader is to society as the "master" is to
spirituality. This, however, is not absolutely true (in either case).

Our big problem, especially in a world that is growing more and more
fundamentalist, is not allowing people in prominent positions to commit
human mistakes. We are always in search of the perfect ruler. We are
always looking for a pastor to guide and help us find our way. The
truth is that the great revolutions and the progress made by humanity
were brought about by people just like us ' the only difference being
that they had the courage to make a key decision at a crucial moment.

A long time ago, in my unconscious, I changed the word "leader" for the expression "warrior of light". What is a warrior of light?

Warriors of light keep the spark in their eyes.

They are in the world, are part of other people's lives, and began
their journey without a rucksack and sandals. They are often cowards.
They don't always act right.

Warriors of
light suffer over useless things, have some petty attitudes, and at
times feel they are incapable of growing. They frequently believe they
are unworthy of any blessing or miracle.

Warriors of light are not always sure what they are doing here. Often
they stay up all night thinking that their lives have no meaning.

Every warrior of light has felt the fear of joining in battle. Every warrior of light has once lost faith in the future.

Every warrior of light has once trodden a path that was not his. Every
warrior of light has once felt that he was not a warrior of light.
Every warrior of light has once failed in his spiritual obligations.

That is what makes him a warrior of light; because he has been through
all this and has not lost the hope of becoming better than he was.

That is why they are warriors of light. Because they make mistakes.
Because they wonder. Because they look for a reason ' and they will
certainly find one.