What Ideals are you living for?

[AdrianaAurora]

If anything for me this is it; for those know the "Way" it needs no introduction.

I have no parents; I make the Heavens and the Earth my parents.
I have no home; I make the Tan T'ien my home.
I have no divine power; I make honesty my Divine Power.
I have no means; I make Docility my means.
I have no magic power; I make personality my Magic Power.
I have neither life nor death; I make A Um my Life and Death.
I have no body; I make Stoicism my Body.
I have no eyes; I make The Flash of Lightning my eyes.
I have no ears; I make Sensibility my Ears.
I have no limbs; I make Promptitude my Limbs.
I have no laws; I make Self-Protection my Laws.

I have no strategy; I make the Right to Kill and the Right to Restore Life my Strategy.
I have no designs; I make Seizing the Opportunity by the Forelock my Designs.
I have no miracles; I make Righteous Laws my Miracle.
I have no principles; I make Adaptability to all circumstances my Principle.
I have no tactics; I make Emptiness and Fullness my Tactics.

I have no talent; I make Ready Wit my Talent.
I have no friends; I make my Mind my Friend.
I have no enemy; I make Incautiousness my Enemy.
I have no armour; I make Benevolence my Armour.
I have no castle; I make Immovable Mind my Castle.
I have no sword; I make No Mind my Sword

"And it harm not others do as thou will"

Now my reaction to this was to LMAO. Not in disrespect, to quote denu

Wow Demon Dom

u sound just like my owner in a lot of ways (pauses to make sure my husband hasnt made a second nic here lol)

For those who don't know the "Way" *snickers* the above tenants are the Samurai creed aka the Bushido. It was a code and way of life for Samurai, a class of warriors similar to the medieval knights of Europe. Bushido, literally translated "Way of the Warrior," stresses importance on frugality, loyalty, martial arts mastery and honor unto death. *Again what is it with Doms and martial arts?*