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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lannon" data-source="post: 694269" data-attributes="member: 7171">MusashiI have posted several opinions.  I have meantioned more than once that perhaps the causal property was that by surrounding myself with violence and potentially violent people I may be inviting violence into  my own life.  Whether the emergence of violence in my life was meant to be intentional or not is not important.  I said this at least once, perhaps more than once.  For instance, in Darius' story about Musashi we see that during a peaceful repose with a priest that Musashi's very nature produces a violent response from an otherwise non violent entity.  In this particular story the entity manifests itself as the snake.  The snakes response to the priest is indifference.  The snakes response to the martial artist is one of fear and hostility.  Musashi did not intend to invite this particular encounter into his life but because of his violent practices the encounter occurs all the same.  Musashi then comments on this describing his dismay that he should be so detached from the world because of his practices.  Perhaps my question is partially manifested by Musashi himself.  Here we find that despite Musashi's expertise in combat he is discontent with his relationship with the world.  Recognizing that this is the case, why pursue the same path that Musashi has taken and that has ultimately made him unhappy?</blockquote>