Thucydides, as a 5th century historian and general, would have understood this battle and what it would take to engage in the war between Sparta and Athens.
The message, however old, is timeless…
Whether it’s in your heart, mind or soul, whenever a battle is waging for control, your path to achieving peace begins here.
Self control isn’t often viewed as a mechanism to respecting oneself.
But if you think about it, if you don’t have control of who you are, you may struggle with respecting what you say and do.
And can you be courageous without respecting yourself, first?
Heck you may be defending your very existence when you’re in that kind of battle for control.
Take heart and use this path to peace…