The saying, "The arts aid the body," is for samurai of other regions. For samurai of the Nabeshima clan the arts bring ruin to the body. In all cases, the person who practices an art is an artist, not a samurai, and one should have the intention of being called a samurai. When one has the conviction that even the slightest artful ability is harmful to the samurai, all the arts become useful to him. One should understand this sort of thing. Ordinarily, looking into the mirror and grooming oneself is sufficient for the upkeep of one's personal appearance. This is very important. Most people's personal appearance is poor because they do not look into the mirror well enough . Training to speak properly can be done by correcting one's speech when at home. Practice in letter writing goes to the extent of taking care in even one-line letters. It is good if all the above contain a quiet strength. Moreover, according to what the priest Ryozan heard when he was in the Kamgala area, when one is writing a letter, he should think that the recipient will make it into a hanging scroll . It is said that one should not hesitate to correct himself when he has made a mistake. If he corrects himself without the least bit of delay, his mistakes will quickly disappear. But when he tries to cover up a mistake, it will become all the more unbecoming and painful.
The saying, "The arts aid the body," is for samurai of other regions. For samurai of the Nabeshima clan the arts bring
ReplyDeleteruin to the body. In all cases, the person who practices an art is an artist, not a samurai, and one should have the
intention of being called a samurai.
When one has the conviction that even the slightest artful ability is harmful to the samurai, all the arts become useful
to him. One should understand this sort of thing.
Ordinarily, looking into the mirror and grooming oneself is sufficient for the upkeep of one's personal appearance.
This is very important. Most people's personal appearance is poor because they do not look into the mirror well
enough .
Training to speak properly can be done by correcting one's speech when at home.
Practice in letter writing goes to the extent of taking care in even one-line letters.
It is good if all the above contain a quiet strength. Moreover, according to what the priest Ryozan heard when he was
in the Kamgala area, when one is writing a letter, he should think that the recipient will make it into a hanging scroll .
It is said that one should not hesitate to correct himself when he has made a mistake. If he corrects himself without the
least bit of delay, his mistakes will quickly disappear. But when he tries to cover up a mistake, it will become all the
more unbecoming and painful.
^hagakure^
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