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"Never fear an enemy. Only a friend can betray you."
-From Lies, a fictional treatise by fictional samurai philospher Bayushi Tangen.
Finally saw The Last Samurai tonight. Is it wrong to want to take up bushido? I seriously doubt I could master the way of the sword, but does that mean you can't follow the way of the warrior in your heart? If the pursuit of bushido the dedication to excellence in everything which you set out to master, then I feel it is an occupation for which I am well-suited. My whole life has been a pursuit to master my crafts and I hold what I create as reverentially as a samurai would his ancestral blade which he intends to hand down to future generations.
So... remember that Christmas gift-exchange I was telling you about? It was interesting. And not at all like I expected. It wasn't much. I bought everyone two L5R boosters. When we got back from the movie, Adam called Meghan and Matthew and told them I had presents for them. They had been told some time back that I had no money and wasn't getting anyone anything and apparently they were so shocked that I had gotten something for them that they were literally afraid to come over as they had nothing for me. It took A&A both several minutes to talk them into coming. They were almost panicked by the sound of it. Perhaps they thought I was going to be vengeful and give them something cruel, like the old dead-rabbit-on-a-serving-fork bit ala` "Fatal Attraction." I think that was the movie that had that. But they came and I handed out L5R packs to everyone's surprise and delight. Meghan and Matthew really didn't know what to say. Meghan, who was quite sick, didn't say very much, but Matthew was quite vocal in his grateful overwhelmedness. Mind you, this is two booster packs. A total of six bucks. You'd of thought I'd handed them the keys to a Ferrari. My question: were they really just surprised to get something and awkward at having nothing to give in return, or were they surprised that someone with every reason to hate them did something nice for them knowing there was no recompence? It all goes back to my wondering how much they know and don't know. I haven't had the opprotunity to just ask either of them that question. The time just has not been right and it may be some time before it is. But the syntax between the words tonight *seemed* to speak volumes: I think they know _something_ And I think they know it only too well.
Compassion. It is one of the samurai virtues.
-From Lies, a fictional treatise by fictional samurai philospher Bayushi Tangen.
Finally saw The Last Samurai tonight. Is it wrong to want to take up bushido? I seriously doubt I could master the way of the sword, but does that mean you can't follow the way of the warrior in your heart? If the pursuit of bushido the dedication to excellence in everything which you set out to master, then I feel it is an occupation for which I am well-suited. My whole life has been a pursuit to master my crafts and I hold what I create as reverentially as a samurai would his ancestral blade which he intends to hand down to future generations.
So... remember that Christmas gift-exchange I was telling you about? It was interesting. And not at all like I expected. It wasn't much. I bought everyone two L5R boosters. When we got back from the movie, Adam called Meghan and Matthew and told them I had presents for them. They had been told some time back that I had no money and wasn't getting anyone anything and apparently they were so shocked that I had gotten something for them that they were literally afraid to come over as they had nothing for me. It took A&A both several minutes to talk them into coming. They were almost panicked by the sound of it. Perhaps they thought I was going to be vengeful and give them something cruel, like the old dead-rabbit-on-a-serving-fork bit ala` "Fatal Attraction." I think that was the movie that had that. But they came and I handed out L5R packs to everyone's surprise and delight. Meghan and Matthew really didn't know what to say. Meghan, who was quite sick, didn't say very much, but Matthew was quite vocal in his grateful overwhelmedness. Mind you, this is two booster packs. A total of six bucks. You'd of thought I'd handed them the keys to a Ferrari. My question: were they really just surprised to get something and awkward at having nothing to give in return, or were they surprised that someone with every reason to hate them did something nice for them knowing there was no recompence? It all goes back to my wondering how much they know and don't know. I haven't had the opprotunity to just ask either of them that question. The time just has not been right and it may be some time before it is. But the syntax between the words tonight *seemed* to speak volumes: I think they know _something_ And I think they know it only too well.
Compassion. It is one of the samurai virtues.
