Living the Martial Way by Forrest E. Morgan

Author:Forrest E. Morgan
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781569804087
Publisher: Barricade Books

The samurai were quick to realize that honesty requires, above all, courage. Bravery was a central theme guiding these warriors, and they intuitively understood that lying wasn’t so much an act of immorality as it was one of cowardice.

When people lie, it’s usually out of fear—fear of the consequences of others knowing the truth. A man lies to his boss because he’s afraid of his superior’s reaction to discovering his failure to meet a deadline or to fulfill some other responsibility. He lies to the IRS because he’s afraid of how much money the government will take from him. He even lies to his wife because he’s afraid of how she would react if she knew he really didn’t have to work late but chose to have a drink with the boys instead of coming home to supper.

All of these lies, big and small, are acts of cowardice and are dishonorable. Therefore, truthfulness is clearly an issue of honor, as is courtesy.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.