Peaceful Warrior Page #3

the courage to,

and I will train you, Dan,

to be a real warrior.

BOY:
Is he all right?

What's going on?

Kyle. He took a bad fall.

It's fine. I'm fine.

It might be broken.

No.

We'll need an x-ray.

No.

It's all right, Kyle.

It's all right.

It's all right.

I mean it, Coach.

I know.

It doesn't feel like a break.

They're just gonna have

a look at it, that's all.

I don't need it looked at.

And I said you did.

Let's go.

Put it in a sling.

I don't need a sling.

Rider down, man.

Bad break.

You don't know that.

It could be a sprain.

I mean, he's a casualty,

Tommy-boy.

He's our best horse man.

Where do you think

that leaves us, huh?

Trevor, get off that thing.

Or what?

Like you don't want it?

Except you suck

at the pommel horse, Middleman.

I just never focused on it.

That's 'cause you got

one big show and only one.

Lord of the rings.

Yeah? Want to see

what I can do?

Don't embarrass yourself.

Go play, little boy.

Jesus Christ, did you both

just see them take Kyle away?

I mean, Jesus,

what if he's done?

Don't get in my face about it,

all right? Jesus, go hold

his hand if you want to.

DAN:
Sometimes,

I don't like myself very much.

My first thought was about how

maybe Kyle's fall

could work out for me.

People are not their thoughts.

They think they are

and it brings them

all kinds of sadness.

Toss me that wrench.

I'm not what I think?

Of course not.

The five-eighths.

The mind is just

a reflex organ.

It reacts to everything.

Fills your head

with millions

of random thoughts a day.

None of those thoughts

reveal any more about you

than a freckle does

at the end of your nose.

Take a swing at me.

What?

What are you doing?

Come on.

on the cheek.

Come on. Take a shot.

Knock it off, man.

I don't want to hit you.

You don't want to hit me?

I don't want to hurt you.

I guess I'll just have to

keep slapping you then.

Did you notice

how the right leverage

can be very effective?

What if I were to tell you

that's what your training,

even your life, is about?

Developing the wisdom

to apply the right leverage

in the right place,

at the right time.

Take out the trash.

You take out the trash.

The trash is up here.

That's the first part

of your training,

learning to throw out

everything you don't need

in here.

How?

Meet me tomorrow on campus.

Strawberry Creek bridge.

Where the hell are you going?

Poli-sci. Where are you going?

I'm going to pommel horse

try-outs.

I forgot.

Less than an hour.

Hey, hey! Wait up.

Tell them to hold up

for me, all right?

What?

DAN:
Soc!

Soc!

Listen.

I totally forgot about this.

Now, I got this thing

at the gym.

It's pretty important.

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