bushido essays

bushido essays Is it possible to live by the old ideals of the samurai in the information age? In this day and age, many people have no idea how the ancient people lived. In many countries, such as the South Americas, human and animal sacrifice was commonplace. Although it was considered a great honour to the people chosen for sacrifice, it seems barbaric today. Then there were the North Americas, home to the American Indians, these people were closer to nature than most other people at the time. They disliked violence and only used it when necessary. In Europe, things were organised supremely, the monarchy and knighthood saw to that. Australasia was made up of many tribes on many different islands, many we still know hardly anything about. In Africa, things were similar tho the life of the American Indians, close to nature and a dislike of violence. Finally, we reach Asia, in the mainland, wars were common between the states of China and the surrounding modern day countries. In Japan, things were also like this, but the Japanese had the Samurai, a class similar to the Europ ean knighthood, and one I find interesting to this day... A traditional Katana, this particular one is named 'Daisho' Samurai fllowed the Bushido Code, which is similar to the European Chivalry. You may have noticed that I compare the Samurai to the Knightood often. This is because they were very similar, however not without differences. A Samurai would try to be as helpful as possible. He would show no fear in the face of any foe. He would never hurt or kill anyone or anything without reason. He would train in the ways of the sword every day. He would be loyal to his master above all else. This shows that peace, above all else, is the way forward. So here I am, trying my best to live a peaceful life in this world of violence and betrayel. I do my best to stay as peaceful as possible but is it really po ...