The Last of the Samurai:
Was dwelling on the plight of the Samurai. I remember watching the Last Samurai and thinking that it was sad to see the end of an era. In this day and age it would seem that everything is so transitory now. Life changes faster than ever. How does one adapt to such a quickly changing landscape?
What was interesting was that there was a lot to learn from the Samurai. They had been a force to reckon with until pretty much the advent of the gun. Not to say that everything about the Samurai was obsolete. There was much going on with the spiritual and mental dimensions but in the end, the once feared Samurai sword became obsolete. People still practice swordsmanship today but it is highly unlikely that we will be going into battle with swords anytime soon.
Giving up what we know so that we grow into the new is kinda tough. I have to admit, I am pretty stubborn about change. I keep thinking, why mess with what works. But after a while, even that doesn't work anymore.
I've been playing a lot of Starcraft 2 lately online. I'll probably be playing a lot more being that Online Poker has been banned in the US. Yeah, it kind of sucks, especially since I did that challenge a few weeks ago. Life changes so quickly. Anyhow, I have been allowing myself to just think differently about Starcraft. I kind of play knowing that I will lost and look to accomplishing some other objective as a sign of growth. It seems that if you are afraid to lose it ironically seems to make it more likely. I also realize that it's more than just in the gaming world. I have to admit, your ego has gotta kind of develop some tough skin because you have to get used to sucking. I'll play a game and do different strategies while playing. If I become too reliant on doing something a certain way I'll force myself to do it another way. Even in jiujitsu, after a while people will figure out what you are doing. Those who change the quickest seem to keep growing.
That being said, I realize that I am a failure in life. But embracing failure and learning to adapt quickly becomes the only way to survive.
Week 15 Challenge and Week 16 Challenge:
So I didn't post last weeks challenge. I tried learning Spanish. Tried is the key word. I don't consider last week a triumph but then again was I really expecting to learn Spanish in 7 days. Well...I guess I was. I used an app that I downloaded and it pretty much reminded me of high school again. It walked me through a whole bunch of non essential bits of pronunciation and conjugation that I really didn't get into the meat of learning Spanish and that left me a bit peeved. Oh well. No sense in beating myself up.
I guess failure is an option.
For my week 16 challenge I will be getting rid of 50 things. It was an idea from a book called "Throw Out 50 Things". Clever title huh? Anyhow, I figure I need this in my life right now. Life is not only about what you add to your life but also what you eliminate from it as well. You should check out my diet. Anyhow loving this song... I heard it for the first time a couple of weeks ago. Later.
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