bushidomartialarts
Senior Master
So I'm working on my thesis for an upcoming rank promotion, and the following idea is rattling around in my head.
So the Warrior (a word most martial artists tend to capitalize) is a strong archetype. Whether you're talking about a samurai, a templar or a navy SEAL, we have this image of a dangerous human standing ready to defend others. A Warrior is somebody who's willing to step up and take risks so others don't have to.
What if we expand on that theme a bit and say a Warrior is somebody who's wililng to do all the necessary things that others don't want to. That sort of service would include rescue work, charity fundraising. It would even include being the person who acts like a grownup when you're fussing with your spouse.
Perhaps being a Warrior is ultimately about service. About being willing to put our egos away completely and surrender to needful things, rather than enforcing our egos on those around us.
Thoughts? Expansions? Ideas? Books I should read that explore this?
So the Warrior (a word most martial artists tend to capitalize) is a strong archetype. Whether you're talking about a samurai, a templar or a navy SEAL, we have this image of a dangerous human standing ready to defend others. A Warrior is somebody who's willing to step up and take risks so others don't have to.
What if we expand on that theme a bit and say a Warrior is somebody who's wililng to do all the necessary things that others don't want to. That sort of service would include rescue work, charity fundraising. It would even include being the person who acts like a grownup when you're fussing with your spouse.
Perhaps being a Warrior is ultimately about service. About being willing to put our egos away completely and surrender to needful things, rather than enforcing our egos on those around us.
Thoughts? Expansions? Ideas? Books I should read that explore this?