--- Elizabeth Chase <
lizzirrd@...> wrote:
> ********* Might it be that the karateka were trying
> to assimilate what they understood as bushido into
> their own practice? *****
Entirely possible. In fact, I'd say likely, once they
developed into an art and not simply a means of
breaking someone's arm, etc.
> ******* Beginner's mind, I think, is best. It took
> a long time for me to learn just to do nothing. So
> simple, and soooooo much
> practice needed, lol.****** Yes, I slip up,
> especially when I get blind-sided by those 'hormonal
> surges'. Don't like the taste of
> crow pie, either, when it turns out I am in error.
> ****
If someone asks a question here, most of the time they
get an answer. The problem is when the asker doesn't
get an answer that validates a viewpoint they already
have. Some people can take it and either accept it or
dismiss it, based on other knowledge, and move on.
Others simply can't abide hearing that their sensei,
or anime, or something they read online, or saw in a
movie, or even read in a book, may be wrong. Even so
called "experts" can be wrong.
> ******** Improper grammar and poor spelling out of
> ignorance is trainable. Effective but improper
> grammar and poor spelling in the
> pursuit of fiction writing is an art. Deliberate
> improper grammar and spelling to be hip, kewl, or
> defiant is lazy and is
> demonstrative (to me) of someone who is indeserving
> of my attention and intelligence. I try to steer my
> path clear of that type and
> not waste my energy. I do have my own ways of being
> obstreperous.*****
"Kewl"? lol. Something like that to be cute or funny
is fine. talkin lik u r passin notes in ur study hall
is annoying. I ask, yet again, that people stop it.
> *****Aye, that GPB is quite knowledgeable, and a
> hoot when he is having a good day. I finally got my
> firweall settings to where
> more of the information on his site will display on
> my screen.
SSHHHH! Don't tell him that. He's got a big enough
head as it is...lol.
> I understand you are in Tokyo..... would I show my
> impertinent curiosity again to inquire as to how you
> got there (not
> transportation) , what you do, and how you find the
> daily life? What do you like best?
Email me off list if you wish--I won't take up more
bandwidth here. Suffice to say I live and work in
Tokyo for the time being, though I'm moving to
Kanagawa soon. Daily life is great, and what is there
NOT to like in Tokyo? (Except Roppongi. It's icky)
Nate
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