Monday, October 23, 2006

The Last Samurai

They would charge against the guns and they knew they would not succeed. They still rode on, a handful of men on horseback. The last stand of Katsumoto against the army sent against him.

A captured soldier, a captain of the American Army sent to train Katsumoto's enemies, learns something about himself and what it means to be Samurai.

One of Katsumoto's men asks him;
Higen: Will you fight the white men, too?
Algren: If they come here, yes.
Higen: Why?
Algren: Because they come to destroy what I have come to love.

Few words, simply spoken. I also have come to love a culture not my own. One day I hope to travel to Japan and find a home within. Find a place for yourself in the world, fight for it and never give it up.

fare thee well,

Alex.




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