thank you karl_elvis for the Precepts of a Samurai (listed below) - much better to follow than the freakin 10 commandments (after next week, i'll only have one more of those to break - unless you count telling your dog get it! before he chases down a squirrel, tosses it in the air a few times, and *crunch* and you rescue it from the dog, but only in time for it to have its final death tremors/throws in your arms.) sometimes i am such an idiot.

in any case - the Samurai code looks like a good one to follow - if only i could get over the people and everyone actually meing the general populous, and not my close friends. i also have a lot of problems with the not being an enemy to meself, not clinging to the past, etc. Like karl_elvis i feel like a type of warrior, one with deep ingrained honor, etc. - i am a little sure about what i am protecting or fighting for if else than my friends and darlings, perhaps fighting to keep myself real and here, fighting to not be lost. unsure.

do you see me as a warrior? do you feel like a warrior yourself? if so, what type - and why?

the Samurai code - makes sense to me!

Samurai no Kokoroe - Precepts of the Samurai.

• Jiko o shiru koto
       (Know yourself)
  
• Jibun no kimeta koto wa saigo made kikko suru koto
       (Always follow through on commitments)
  
• Ikanaru hito demo sonke suru koto
       (Respect everyone)
  
• Kankyo ni sayu sarenai tsuyoi shinnen o motsu koto
       (Hold strong convictions that cannot be altered by your circumstances)
  
• Mizu kara teki o tsukuranai koto
       (Don't make an enemy of yourself)
  
• Koto ni oite kokaisezu
       (Live without regrets)
  
• Hito to no deai o taisetsu ni suru koto
       (Be certain to make a good first impression)
  
• Miren o motanai koto
       (Don't cling to the past)
  
• Yakusoku o yaburanai koto
       (Never break a promise)
  
• Hito ni tayoranai koto
       (Don't depend on other people)
  
• Hito o onshitsu shinai koto
       (Don't speak ill of others)
  
• Ikanaku koto ni oite mo osorenai koto
       (Don't be afraid of anything)
  
• Hito no iken o soncho suru koto
       (Respect the opinions of others)
  
• Hito ni taishite omoiyari o motsu koto
       (Have compassion and understanding for everyone)
  
• karuhazumi ni koto o okosanai koto
       (Don't be impetuous (rash, passionately impulsive)).
  
• Chiisa na koto demo taisetsu ni suru koto
       (Even little things must be attended to)
  
• Kansha no kimochi o wasurenai koto
       (Never forget to be appreciative)
  
• Issho kenmei monogoto o suru koto
       (Make a desperate effort)
  
• Jinsei no mokuhyo o sadameru koto
       (Have a plan for your life)
  
• Shoshin o wasurubekarazaru koto
       (Never lose your "Beginner's Spirit")