Tzesaeia
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Posted - 2007.10.07 13:10:00 -
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Edited by: Tzesaeia on 07/10/2007 13:15:16 Edited by: Tzesaeia on 07/10/2007 13:13:56 As I read this post I miss one thing all the time:
Humanity
In the code of the Samurai: Bushido "by Inazo Nitobe" it is stated as one of the true essentials of beeing a warrior.
Brave Honour Loyality Politness Sincerity Humanity Justice
Although those are not binding to anyone not feeling as a warrior in the traditional manner, they bind all of you who quoted Sun Tzu and others to justify NBSI policy. Out of the traditional warrior philosophy NBSI is not acceptable. If you don't see this stop reading books and start the true way by getting a teacher and practising an art.
All who practise NBSI because they are frightenend to get shot at first or to get spied at and act out of their fear are weak judging by traditional warrior philosophies.
Weak in the hearts, ruled by their fear they are doomed to live a unhonourus life full of dissapointment and disssatisfaction. There victories won't fill them with true pride and their losses will produce more doubts and make them weaker. They'll get no pity neither of their enemies nor of anyone else.
They'll always stay suspicous and cautious, even with their closest allies, what will on the other hand be feld by those and there allies will not fight fully hearted for them, as they won't for there allies.
The bonds they once had will brake over those mistrustfulness and they will become lonely, isolated and weak. In the end they will fall.
Fear is not a failure it is there to help you die when you should and live than you should. A true warrior fears war. While he is seeking for death he knows of the worth of life and what his power in life can change for him, his family and his lord. He always judges a situation and he will know, when it is time to die and, when it is time to life. He will never allow himself to be guided by his fear - his guide is in his heart, the way, his Sensei and his lord.
A true warrior would never risk his life for no reason. Attacking anyone regardless if he is friend or foe or, if he at all is willing to fight you, is great foolishness. As it is even worse, if one lets himself be guided by his emotions esspecially by fear. You risk to die without reason. You can't anymore help your Lord when he is in real danger, you can't anymore defend you home form a true enemy. You died without purpose.
You can bring this philosophy down to a real Eve situation. You see a neutral in the local channel scan for him and attack him. He kills you in selfdefence befor he could even try to tell you that he is comming without harmfull intends and that he just passed a enemy group of wich he thinks is going to attack your Space. He kills you befor you could talk with each other. You won't have the chance to fight his gang, since yor ships was destroyed and you woke up on a Station too far from the combat area. Several of your corp m8s get into the ambush of your enemy and die because nobody warned them.
A even worse scenario would be that, because of your NBSI policies the neutral don't even considers to help you anymore, since he knows you are hostile to him whilst your enemy who might practises NRDS is not. So he helps your enemy by reporting that he met you instead of warning you. Even if you had overcome him and slaughtered him befor he could talk, in Eve, he is still able to report in a channel of your enemy. You're enemy will be ready for you and overcome you with ease or avoid you attacking someone else in your alliance or safely flying home, planning a new attack. In any case you loose while you could have won.
Fear is never a good guide. Don't allow yourself to be ruled by it. It produces pain and leads into perdition.
Instead let yorself be guided by your heart and an open mind. Be ready for every possibilty. Anyone can be friend or enemy even your closest associates. You have to think over possibilities in advance adn you'll be prepared for the actions of your fellow men.
A true warrio
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