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Bushidō, Is found in death.
When it comes to either/or, there is only the quick choice of death.
It is not particularly difficult.
Be determined, and advance.
To say that dying without reaching one's aims is to die a dog's death is the frivolous way of sophisticates.
When pressed with the choice of life or death, it is not necessary to gain one's aim.

We all want to live.
And in large part, we make our logic according to what we like.
But not having attained our aim and continuing to live is cowardice.
This is a thin, dangerous line.
To die without getting one's aim is a dog's death and fanaticism.
But there is no shame in this.
This is the substance of the way of the Samurai. (Bushidō)
If by setting one's heart every morning and evening, one is able to live as though his body were already dead; he paints freedom in the way.
His whole life will be without blame, and he will succeed in his calling. - Hagakure Kikigaki, 1716.

Neo-Bushidō, is found in life.
Perseverance, beyond even the very barriers of death itself.
Attaining your goals at all possible cost, even if it were to take your own life.
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