As the theme of my blog here might lead you to believe, i can confirm that i have been watching the show Shōgun. I have been intrigued by the samurai since the very first release of Shadowrun in 1989 and i learned of Street Samurai. Even though the similarities between a cyberpunk "samurai" and one of Feudal Japan end, almost at the use of the word. However, since then, i have spent time delving into learning more about both worlds.
"We live and we die. We control nothing beyond that." - Toda Mariko (Fictional character, Shōgun, Netflix, 2024)
When i heard Mariko say the line above, it struck a cord with me. I know without question that God is omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent, and i am fully confident that He has provided humankind with free will. However, mankind is finite, and with so many of us running around, our desires often conflict with each other. Then, toss in the rhythms of nature (weather, tectonic plates, etc.) life is unpredictable and, no matter how much power and/or influence a person might acquire, we never control everything.
We do not choose to be born. We do not choose our DNA. But, we can choose HOW we live. We can choose how we react to the things that come at us every day. I do NOT, and WILL NOT, EVER, endorse suicide, but we can choose how we face death which is indeed a universal constant among us humans.
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