“A truly brave man (ie. such as a samurai) is ever serene; he is never taken by surprise; nothing ruffles the equanimity of his spirit. In the heat of battle he remains cool; in the midst of catastrophes he keeps level his mind. Earthquakes do not shake him, he laughs at storms. We admire him as truly great, who, in the menacing presence of danger or death, retains his self-possession; who, for instance, can compose a poem under impending peril or hum a strain in the face of death. Such indulgence betraying no tremor in the writing or in the voice, is taken as an infallible index of a large nature—of what we call a capacious mind (Yoyū), which, far from being pressed or crowded, has always room for something more.” Inazo Nitobe (a Quaker), Bushido, The Soul Of Japan
Check out these videos on the Samurai
The Greatest Samurai - Documentary on the Shogun Warlord - YouTube
Samurai Warrior - National Geographic Best Documentary 2015 - YouTube
The Last Samurai - The True Story - YouTube
Samurai Bow (Ancient Japan Documentary) | Timeline - YouTube
Forging a Katana ( Japanese Samurai Sword ) - YouTube
2 Timothy 2:1-3, "You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus…."
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