You want to make a move up in this world? Be great at
something. Be really, really great at something. That will bring you at least
one step closer to anywhere you want to go.
And
greatness is not God given ability…it is a choice.
It’s
not an easy choice. It’s not a singular choice. It’s the hard choices you must
make every day. A total commitment to excellence.
The
first objective of samurai education was to build up Character.This
was clearly explained by the life of Samurai’s following these Eight critical
principles to achieve anything.This is
called Code of Bushido
Greatness will give you pride. That sense of self worth. That sense that
you are reaching your potential. It will give you that feeling of self
satisfaction that may be lacking in your life. It will gain you
recognition. The very thing you need to move up in this world------SAMURAI
The
word samurai originally meant “one who serves,” and referred to men
of noble birth assigned to guard members of the Imperial Court. This service
ethic spawned the roots of samurai nobility, both social and
spiritual.
Bushido
code:
1.Justice or Rectitude:
Justice, is the strongest virtue of Bushido. Rectitude is the bone
that gives firmness and stature. Without bones the head cannot rest on top of
the spine, nor hands move nor feet stand. So without Rectitude neither talent
nor learning can make the human frame into a samurai.
2.Courage:
Bushido distinguishes between bravery and courage: Courage is
worthy of being counted among virtues only if it’s exercised in the cause of
Righteousness and Rectitude. In his Analects, Confucius says: ‘Perceiving
what is right and doing it not reveals a lack of Courage.’ In short, ‘Courage
is doing what is right.’
3. Benevolence
or Mercy:
A man invested with the power to
command and the power to kill was expected to demonstrate equally extraordinary
powers of benevolence and mercy.
4. Politeness:
Courtesy and good manners have been noticed by every foreign tourist as
distinctive Japanese traits. But Politeness should be the expression of a
benevolent regard for the feelings of others
5. Honesty
and Sincerity:
True samurai,
disdained money, believing that “men must grudge money, for riches hinder
wisdom.
6. Honor:
The sense of
Honor, a vivid consciousness of personal dignity and worth, characterized the samurai.
He was born and bred to value the duties and privileges of his profession. Fear
of disgrace hung like a sword over the head of every samurai …
7. Loyalty:
Loyalty
to a superior was the most distinctive virtue of the feudal era. Personal
fidelity exists among all sorts of men: a gang of pickpockets swears allegiance
to its leader
8. Character
and Self-Control:
Bushido teaches
that men should behave according to an absolute moral standard, one that
transcends logic. What’s right is right, and what’s wrong is wrong. The
difference between good and bad and between right and wrong are givens, not
arguments subject to discussion or justification, and a man should know the
difference.
Finally,
it is a man’s obligation to teach his children moral standards through the
model of his own behavior.
And finally, Show the world how great you can be in your own way. At anything. At everything.
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