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Originally Posted by zefff  TBH I dont see any 'martial way'. There is only one way - The way. Its the same if you are a baker or a soldier. Both have successes and failures in their practice and both live and die. |
perhaps, but rare is the baker who dies baking. The idea is also that the perfection of one's "art" does not always relate to the perfection of one's self. I can be a perfect baker and still be a completely miserable jackass. However, certain 'arts' necessitate the development of the self in a way that other 'arts' do not. Mxing dough and throwing it in the oven may take a little bit of knowledge and skill, it does not require discipline, respectfulness, compassion, honesty or any other trait that "the way" may develop,
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Also, 'soldier' is not a black and white thing. What is one soldiers battlefield is the holiday vacation of another? And why cant the baker be a soldier?
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I don't know about you, but soldier is pretty black and white. It's a professional killer who operates for reasons other than money.