2. The Oracle Speaks

3. Proverbs 1:2-3
2 Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help them understand the insights of the wise.
3 Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives, to help them do what is right, just, and fair.

4. The passivity of the spandex male may ironically be good, in that, going slow in the wrong direction may be better than going quickly in the wrong direction.

5. This Trail celebrates your efforts in helping your “self,” as the chief executive, make stronger knighthood choices, while you also work to limit the return of your spandex male.

6. As a knight, you now recognize the Oracle truths that are contained in the 23 Trails. Please write your initials after each concept, if you have decided to live by it.

7. “Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.”
Josh Billings (Henry Shaw)

8. 1. Dealing with the challenges of manhood is manhood.
The oracle says:
1. Dealing with the challenges of manhood is manhood.
2. Before “I can,” I must face the ways I say/show “I can’t.”
3. The power of “now” must always be stronger than the power of “when.”

9. 4. The easy road is rarely the best road.
The oracle says:
4. The easy road is rarely the best road.
5. A strong tomorrow demands the right choices today.

10. 7. Right beliefs prevent wrong turns.
The oracle says:
6. Mirror, mirror on the wall, I get to decide how much I am like Mom and Dad after all.
7. Right beliefs prevent wrong turns.

11. 8. The price of grief reveals the value of things.
The oracle says:
8. The price of grief reveals the value of things.
9. Grief embraced yields strength.
10. Having a friend follows being one.

12. 12. Two rights do not make a wrong.
The oracle says:
11. Love is a discipline.
12. Two rights do not make a wrong.
13. Life’s answers begin with giving up one’s life.
14. Hope is contagious.

13. 15.The soul is the knight’s “treasure map.”
The oracle says:
15.The soul is the knight’s “treasure map.”
16. A principle is never a whim.
17. The impact of nobility is always positive.

14. 18. Sexuality is a gift from God.
The oracle says:
18. Sexuality is a gift from God.
19. Knowing God’s call within you changes the world around you.
20. Self-honesty is the first step in a good choice.

15. 21. A changed world starts with a changed man.
The oracle says:
21. A changed world starts with a changed man.
22. A leader influences the world, not the other way around.
23. Without the spirit, a knight’s choice leads to death.