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Yamucha's Student

By Dragoness Eclectic

 

Epilogue

Saisei bowed at the dojo's shrine and lit a stick of incense. After placing the incense in its holder, he seated himself before the shrine, legs crossed and arms resting on his knees in the posture of meditation.

Start with the basics, Saisei told himself. As Master Kobi taught...

...Right Thought is also called Right View--the right way to view and understand the world. Wrong understanding occurs when one imposes one's expectations onto things; expectations about how one hopes things will be, or about how one is afraid things might be. Right Understanding occurs when one sees things simply, as they are.

I have tried to ignore what is, Saisei thought, because it did not fit my preconceptions of who I am or ought to be. In the embrace of death, I received knowledge--and rejected it, like a child rejecting his first taste of meat because it is not his mother's milk! That is the Wrong View.

I was a poor fisherman's son, then I was an orphan raised by the Red Earth Temple. I was also the instrument of vengeance against the Dark Ribbon; I am Yamucha's student and friend. I was also a noble warrior who did many things both good and very evil--and if I wore another body and name then, it matters not. Kale, Habotan... such names are labels for the impermanent flesh, not the soul.

I am who I am, and that is myself.

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The End


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