Okay...pay attention. Matrix 2 KICKS ASS! OH HELL YEAH! 
*takes deep, calming breath*
*takes seven more*
And, inspired therein, I will now quote from one of my fav's:
"For a warrior it is essential to keep the spirit of combat in mind twenty-four hours a day, whether walking, standing still, sitting down, or reclining, never forgetting.
Japanese custom is different from that of other countries in that even lower-class people such as farmers, merchants, and artisans all treasure a rusty sword. This is a Japanese custom, but even so, these three lower castes do not make soldiery a profession.
In warrior houses, even the underlings and squires always wear a short-sword, as a rule; how much more so is it imperative for full-fledged knights to see to it that they are never without swords at their sides, even for a moment. For this reason, really serious warriors even wear an edgeless sword or a wooden sword to the bath.
If you are this attentive even at home, how much the more so when you go out. It is not impossible that on the road, or at your destination, you may run into someone in a drunken rage, or some kind of fool, and get into an unexpected duel. There is an old saying, "When you go out your door, it is like seeing an enemy." Since you are a professional warrior and wear swords at your side, you should never forget the spirit of combat at any time.
When you do not forget the spirit of combat, you also spontaneously act in accordance with the reality of keeping death in mind.
A warrior who wears two swords at his side but does not put the spirit of combat into his heart is nothing but a peasant or a merchant wearing the skin of a warrior."
-Taira Shigesuke, "Bushido Shoshinshu" ("The Code of the Samurai, translated by Thomas Cleary)
*takes deep, calming breath*
*takes seven more*
And, inspired therein, I will now quote from one of my fav's:
"For a warrior it is essential to keep the spirit of combat in mind twenty-four hours a day, whether walking, standing still, sitting down, or reclining, never forgetting.
Japanese custom is different from that of other countries in that even lower-class people such as farmers, merchants, and artisans all treasure a rusty sword. This is a Japanese custom, but even so, these three lower castes do not make soldiery a profession.
In warrior houses, even the underlings and squires always wear a short-sword, as a rule; how much more so is it imperative for full-fledged knights to see to it that they are never without swords at their sides, even for a moment. For this reason, really serious warriors even wear an edgeless sword or a wooden sword to the bath.
If you are this attentive even at home, how much the more so when you go out. It is not impossible that on the road, or at your destination, you may run into someone in a drunken rage, or some kind of fool, and get into an unexpected duel. There is an old saying, "When you go out your door, it is like seeing an enemy." Since you are a professional warrior and wear swords at your side, you should never forget the spirit of combat at any time.
When you do not forget the spirit of combat, you also spontaneously act in accordance with the reality of keeping death in mind.
A warrior who wears two swords at his side but does not put the spirit of combat into his heart is nothing but a peasant or a merchant wearing the skin of a warrior."
-Taira Shigesuke, "Bushido Shoshinshu" ("The Code of the Samurai, translated by Thomas Cleary)
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