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In some of the literature found that people who take the path of the sword ( bushido ) that we are familiar with samurai equate themselves with cherry blossoms. Two cherry blossom emblem found on the most appropriate place hilt Katana right and left hand grasping the samurai. Is'n a samurai usually struggling with katana and other weapons? and even familiar with martial arts, combat strategy, as well as things harder and more masculine? then why do they take the symbols themselves with cherry blossoms?
If observed, it turns cherry blossoms have a lot in common with a samurai similarities are;
Cherry blossoms will bloom in one season with along with a beautiful color, but in a short period falling and falling to the ground. Similarly, the samurai will grow and appear simultaneously in a particular season when there will be a battle, but do you know the average of a samurai during the war or not is not going to reach the age of 25 years? That's because they live by the sword and honor the way, they are not afraid to die for something they believe. Death with a sword when fighting is an honor. Even in some era of the sword used to take the lives of others.
Until greates samurai Miyamoto Musashi realizes that the sword is not to take other people's lives, but to protect life. After this period a lot of the samurai who are not only proficient in martial arts, the art of using the sword, and the other fighting arts. They also studied philosophy, religion, art, literature, fine arts, and other intellectual fields that actually makes them even more difficult to beat. but make them better understand and appreciate their short lives as the cherry blossoms. They clasped their lives as holding the most precious gems and not to waste time, no undiscipline, no unuseless regret, no let alone a broken heart and a broken spirit. That's why the symbol of the samurai is the cherry blossoms at their katana hilt, they are holding a katana emblem two cherry blossoms that remind them to hold their lives like grasping katana. Because LIFE TOO SHORT AND VALUABLE FOR taken for granted then they REALLY LIVING FOR TODAY, NOT PAST .NOT TO WEIGHTED THE FUTURE.
" Live for today, not the past, and not too much imagine the future. Use the current time as possible in accordance with the way of the Lord that you believe "