In today’s terms, a man is either his own person or he is a
follower of various ideologies that are self-serving and not designed for
others. One can say that historically, a Ronin is a man who has believed to
have dishonored the traditional means or code of conduct that is based on the cultural
expectation for him to follow. One can also say that a rogue Ronin may have further
separated his ways from the traditional means or code of conduct and is someone
who has found his own moral code and honor to live the way he believes it to be
in the best interest of those who trust him and depend on him for protection or
livelihood.
When a man is born, he knows for certain he is going to die.
How or when a man may die is unknown until that time comes but how a man lives
is one of the most important things in his life and the lives of those around
him. One has to appreciate the fact that life is not unpretentious and filled
with challenges and fantasies. It evolves around the spirit of the mind, the
heart and soul of what has become a completeness one could never understand
unless he understands the psychological, philosophical and the spiritual
foundations of how life is meant to be lived with honor, loyalty and the
eventuality of death. This kind of kinetic energy is most valuable and
appreciated up to the very end and gives comfort to those who believe in this manner
of existing.
We all have a code to live by. We have chosen our own paths
and destiny in the manner we devoted our lives around those things we valued
and cared for the most. This is not a code that is inscribed on paper or stone
but rather an unwritten code that is understood. Not a manuscript of chronicles
or principles but a way of life we chose because of values such as loyalty,
honor and self-discipline to know which road to take whenever faced with life’s
adversities. Difficult to understand if someone had never followed these
foundations of life and even more difficult to follow unless you lived these
parables when spoken.
Words mean nothing without action. Action is based on the
size of the heart, the courage within it and the willingness to commit to a
cause or death whichever or whenever this may be the only choices before you. Living
a lifecycle with duty, valor and the belief of God, the Almighty, can and has
emboldened the heart to make and overcome difficult choices and take the high
road rather than the corrupted journey. Nothing in this reality of life is
related to the materialistic or possession world as this is about spiritual
wealth and not those items which are considered earthly possessions or goods
men have fought and died for over centuries of time.
A man should have the stability, temperament, intestinal
fortitude and valor to put the needs of others before his own. This unselfishness
is rewarded only with the comfort and peace of knowing they will be sent to a
heavenly palace rather than the dreadful gates of Hell. Dedicated and willing to sacrifice whatever
is theirs to give, they do so with the generous offerings of pride, humility
and honor. Their willingness to commit their soul to the cause or reason for
living is admirable and simplifies what a man should be before he dies.
Moral principles are molded by the nurturing and the values instilled
by parents, mentors and teachers. There are vast paths of choices available to
the mind if one was to search for the knowledge and insight to make life better
for others rather than himself. It takes great self-discipline to understand
and bond with this priceless foundation that is created with time and energy provided
by those who guide a man towards the light rather than the darkness of this
world.
Last but not least, there is the quality of compassion and
kindness that we were taught as children when we socially and intuitively raised
our family pet as companions giving us stronger values to enable us to express
our love or desire for something or someone. Whether it be plant, animal or
thing, we learn to take care of it.
We have also learned how to appropriately demonstrate our
love, loyalty and kindness to our siblings, extended family and our circle of
friends in this world as well as strangers. In order to fully appreciate what life
has to offer one must open up this human heart to a reality to co-exist with
others even though there are times when the heart yearns for a fanatical
fictional fantasy or pleasant dream. A rigid
mental attitude, an iron-willed focus and a constantly aware cognizance must
exist to be able constantly think what is best for others and offer them an
opportunity of life and the things we are all wanting to enjoy and love the
most.
As with birth there comes death. A natural progression that
is well understood and acceptable in most religions or cultures in today’s societies.
Death may not be the final journey. In fact, death may be the beginning of life
as we were meant to live it as immortals rather than the mere mortal souls we
were when we were born. There is after all, an intimate connection that links
life and death so closely together, that we must allow those dynamics which
exist to order to better understand that life can be death and death can be a
new life.
This link is the vitality of life. It should be a motivating
flow of energy to keep your spirit alive even after death. Keeping in mind that
death can occur at any time, your focus in life should be how to fulfill those
qualities or values that instill loyalty, honor and duty. Loyalty, honor and
duty to self and others. Knowing what your moral expectations are before your
death ensures a better and more complete understanding of your purpose in life.
It also eliminates many of your stressed caused anxieties while it promotes wellness.
This is the key to the avoidance of such calamities and assures at the same time,
your character, morally and physically, will improve as your virtues grow in
time to give you the comforts you are looking for in life.
Having the comforts of life inside your mind and soul gives
you the peace and the balance you are ready for tomorrow. You must have already
accepted the fact that living forever can never be happen thus preparing you
for death while preserving you memory, honor and loyalty intact with God and
those who loved you. This may take place over a very long time or can come to
you as soon as tomorrow. We do not know when death arrives but we do know it
may come when our lives are actively seeking the completeness we search for
every day we live on this earth. Only God knows when the search is over and the
new life begins.
Seeking to find these values means to never fail. Although failure
is a possibility, the spirit to never give up may offer you alternatives,
adaptations or maneuvers which may improve your ability to be successful in
those endeavors you seek. One has to always keep in mind that loyalty, duty and
honor are the paths or righteousness to take whenever you have death in mind. To
drift away from such values would mean losing your self-respect and wasted honor.
We have already learned that life can be a fast moving storm and an occasional rare
second chances in life might happen giving you an opportunity to regain this
respect and affection from others as well as yourself by doing it all over
again and proving your instilled values one more time.
Thus we look at our life time in a different light so we may
restore our honorable form of life through the demonstration of love, loyalty, compassion
and kindness for others to avoid a dishonorable death. This is the life you
have chosen and this is how your life should end. In the expiration of our
mortal life, we can only ask for forgiveness if we feel we fell short of what
we valued how our life was to be lived. Only a fool does not recognize his
shortcomings before death and asks God for His blessing and good will when the
time has come to leave this world. One can only imagine what it would be like
on the other side once we are gone from this dimensional world into the
next. How we enter is based on where we
have been.
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