Samurai Legend
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Samurai Legend
Has anyone heard of the legend of the great samurai who was riding down the road on his horse and came up on a boy? When the samurai deemed that the boy did not bow low enough he drew his sword and the boy was no more. This happened on three occasions with the same result. The boy was no more. There is suppose to be some moral to this tale. Has anyone heard this and know the moral?
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Rev. Doc - Posts: 2025
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Maledicte - Posts: 2078
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SirThinks2Much wrote:Um....bow really really low to passing samurai?
I have a feeling it's a little deeper than that."The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending, then having the two as close together as possible."
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Rev. Doc - Posts: 2025
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It's an unfinished thought process at the moment, but I believe that there's an element of pride versus humility in there somewhere.
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It would probably help to hear the tale told in full (as I haven't heard it except for this thread) to catch any nuances that may exist. Those that are not eliminated in translation, in any case.
However, I am inclined to believe the story has fairly little depth as well.
However, I am inclined to believe the story has fairly little depth as well.
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Sounds a ton like in the Bible were Elijah (or was it Elisha? (spelling?)) was made fun of by several younger people for being bald and he cursed them and they were soon after eaten by lions.
Possibly it has a "respect your elders" theme to it.
Possibly it has a "respect your elders" theme to it.
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that story reminds me of a comics named Scarface.
Some days are dry 
Some days are leaky
Some days come clean 
Other days are sneaky
Some days take less but most days take more:comp: Some slip through your fingers and onto the floor
Some days your quick but most days you're speedy:bang: Some days you use more force than is necessary
Some days just drop in on us 
Some days are better than others
-U2 ,"some days are better than others"
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well this is the first time i've heard of this story, however i have read about this happening. From what i've read, samurai used to kill peasents for any reason, not bowing low enough or if it looked funny, to test the sharpness of their blades, not bowing when they passed, mostly just those subjects and other that are close to it.
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Why must we be abandoned in times of need?
Do others not see when we yearn for their touch;
An insatiable hunger only they can feed.
Left alone with out their words – fallen into darkness.
Stumbling blindly without their light,
We fall and scream, knowing we've faced too much,
Knowing the only answer is flight.
Flight from the lives we once faced
And the joys and terrors others have brought.
Our time with them, a time of joy and life,
Wonder we all, was it for naught?
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desperado wrote:Sounds a ton like in the Bible were Elijah (or was it Elisha? (spelling?)) was made fun of by several younger people for being bald and he cursed them and they were soon after eaten by lions.
Possibly it has a "respect your elders" theme to it.
The Elisha story has much greater depth than that. First of all, the word translated as "youths" indicated a larger age range than we would expect--this would include men from their teens to their thirties.
Second of all, the youths' statement is pretty deep. There are two implications of what they said: (1) "Go on up" was like their way of saying "If you're a man of God, why don't you go up to heaven like Elijah?" This shows their disbelief in the works of God and contempt for Elisha. (2) "Baldhead" was a derogatory for a leper--or a detestable person. So when they insult Elisha, they mock God. Considering their age, they also could have meant the statement as a threat (since Elisha is nothing but a "filthy leper" to them anyway). Chapter 4 of The Case for Faith does a better explanation than I ever could.
To get back at the original topic, I am kind of annoyed at how some people (your typical Last Samurai fans) lament the loss of the samurai culture. These people are usually people who also believe in helping the underpriveliged. So it doesn't bother them that the poor and underpriveliged live under the brutal and exacting whims of the samurai?
Job 7:16
I loathe my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone, for my days are but a breath.
I loathe my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone, for my days are but a breath.
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