"We"? No!! No "we" here, fool. No respectable black men will be robbing any banks for silly nonsense. But you would know that already if you you were respectable.... ......or really black........
But yet you just said something I wish you just thought what you thought without thinking you had to say what you thought. Do you understand my thinking?
Seppuku, (Sape-puu-kuu) the Japanese formal language term for ritual suicide (Hara-kiri (Har-rah-kee-ree) is the common language term.), was an intregal aspect of feudal Japan (1192-1868). It developed as an intregal part of the code of bushido and the discipline of the samurai warrior class. Hara-kiri, which literally means "stomach cutting" is a particularly painful method of self-destruction, and prior to the emergence of the samurai as a professional warrior class, was totally foreign to the Japanese. The early history of Japan reveals quite clearly that the Japanese were far more interested in living the good life than in dying a painful death. It was not until well after the introduction of Buddhism, with its theme of the transitory nature of life and the glory of death, that such a development became possible. To the samurai, seppuku--whether ordered as punishment or chosen in preference to a dishonorable death at the hands of an enemy--was unquestionable demonstration of their honor, courage, loyalty, and moral character.
Absolutely, I've done a wee bit of study though it's not an area of expertise for me. It's not necessarily well understood in the West, where life over all is the operating principle. There have been other cultures where honor was primary as well, like many of the Celtic tribes. In my own moral/ethical pathway, honor and connection to one's ancestors are of top importance.
Yo!! What's up with you Dingo Dango? I see you have just been lurking in the thread here for the longest but not saying anything? I thought you were here to enlighten us simple fools to the truth & the light of things there "brother".....
