Ayoungfriendofmineaskedmeinaletter,"WhatkindofmanshouldIbe?"Myanswerwas,"Beafighter."

　　Anotherfriendofmineinquired,"HowshouldIlivemylife?"Againmyanswerwas,"Beafighter."

　　TheauthorofInPraiseoftheFightersays:

　　Ridingontheceaselessrushingtorrentoflife,Ishouldpursueandovertakeitsoastocreateanevengreateranddeepertorrentofmyown.

　　IfIwerealamp,itwouldbemydutytolightupthickdarkness.IfIweretheseatide,Iwouldmarshalrollingwavestocleansethebeachofallaccumulatedfilth.

　　Thisquotationreflectsaptlythestateofmindofalighter.

　　Fightersarebadlyneededinourtime.Butsuchfightersdonotnecessarilygotothebattle-fieldguninhand.Theirweaponsarenotnecessarilybullets.Theirweaponsmaybeknowledge,faithandstrongwill.Theycanbringtheenemysuredeathwithoutdrawinghisblood.

　　Afighterisalwaysinpursuitoflight.Insteadofbaskinginthesunshineunderaclearsky,heholdsaburningtorchinthedarknessofnighttoilluminatepeople'swaysothattheycancontinuetheirjourneytilltheyseethedawnofanewday.Itisthetaskofafightertodispeldarkness.Insteadofshirkingdarkness,hebravesitandfightsthehiddendemonsandmonsterstherein.Heisdeterminedtowipethemoutandwinlight.Heknowsnocompromise.Hewillkeeponfightinguntilhewinslight.

　　Afighterisperenniallyyoung.Heisneverirresoluteorinactive.Heplungesdeepintoteemingcrowdsinsearchofsuchverminasfliesandvenomousmosquitoes.Hewillfightthemrelentlesslyandrefusetocoexistwiththemunderthesamesky.Tohim,lifemeansnothingbutcontinuousfighting.Heeithersurvivesbywinninglight,orperisheswithhisbodycoveredalloverwithcutsandbruises.Inthecourseofthestruggle,itisthe"future"thatservesasthebeaconlighttohim;the"future"givespeoplehopeandinspiration.Hewillneverlosehisyouthfulvigour.