Wandering SpΛrtan

"The real test comes when all strength is fled and the men must produce victory on will alone.” ― Steven Pressfield, Gates of Fire

"Every crossing of two breeds which are not, of equal standing results in a product which holds an intermediate place between the levels of the two parents. This means that the offspring will indeed be superior to that parent which belongs to a biologically lower order of beings, but not so high as the superior parent. For this reason, it must eventually succumb in any struggle against the higher species. Such mating contradicts the will of Nature towards the selective improvement of life in general. The favourable preliminary to this improvement is not to mate individuals of higher and lower orders of being, but rather to allow the complete triumph of the higher order. The stronger must dominate and not mate with the weaker, which would signify the sacrifice of its own higher nature. Only the born weakling can look upon this principle as cruel, and if he does so, it is merely because he is of a feebler nature and narrower mind, for if such a law did not direct the process of evolution then the higher development of organic life would not be conceivable at all." ― A.H, M.K, Nation and Race

The philosopher said, "Man's character is his fate". Consider the significant impact words exercise on one's mindset and how they shape one's perception of the world. Language is a fabrication of the mind, and although we use words to define objects and abstract concepts, what is a word but an approximation, a derivation of the very thing in question? Due to its inherent imperfection caused by its very nature, language sets boundaries on the speaker's mind when he thinks of the different manifestations of reality that occupy his thoughts when he thinks or talks about them. Given their structure and sound/vibratory attributes, some languages like Sanskrit and Ancient Greek are mind-unshackling, while others are downright manufactured to limit their speakers' consciousness. Aside from the sounds/vibrations one produces when speaking a certain language, each word one chooses to employ will therefore draw certain limits and consequently predispose one to either success/failure, vitality/weakness, proactiveness/passiveness/ health/illness, etc. Even though one's native language with its figures of speech is not something one gives much thought to, it would seem prudent to do away with euphemisms and mindless everyday little sentences that condition one to be weaker and passive, instead of powerful and master of one's fate. Do away with the language of victims and slaves and train yourself to speak the language of kings and conquerors.

Waging war on weakness becomes the primary principle of those who seek to honor Life. Doing anything less would mean wasting oneself by turning down the gift of Life Embracing struggle and pushing through pain purifies the soul, that is, the process of overcoming, which propels it (the soul) to higher realms. And what else is the purpose of living if not the mastery and conquering of life's challenges? Leasure? How insulting and abominable to think that! He has done well, he who has stood against all odds, put himself to the harshest of tests and can say to his soul in his last breath, "I have lived!"

Bhagavan Sri Krishna said: Arjuna, how have such impurities come upon you at this critical moment? This is not befitting an Aryan, nor does it lead to higher planets. It is the cause of infamy. Bhagavad Gita 2.2

The nice and the kind A lot of talk about the importance of being nice nowadays. It is a blurry line which separates the concepts of niceness and kindness, but if one were to observe a little closer, a realization would befall the observer. One would come to see the blurry line for what it is: a ditch that separates two lands each composed of opposite attributes and elements. Nice is an act performed to maintain good relations and the desired reputation. It is the prescribed behavioral blueprint society and ‘good manners’ have dictated to us. Nice is the fake smile one puts on, the persona in the Jungian sense, the social mask we wear. Nice is the automatic strategy of people-pleasing, hardwired early on into our psyche, through which we conduct ourselves. Nice is hypocritical, as it is the act we carry out in the presence of an unjust employer whom we internally curse and hold a grudge against yet portray the nice persona we’ve been taught we should. Nice is (despite the strategic advantage it can provide) inauthentic, submissive, passive-aggressive, fake, weak, cowardly, dismissive, and often repressed moral conflict. Kindness is genuine. Kindness is a virtue. The kind are lovers of life. The kind are strong, and strong are the kind, and many are those who use these two terms interchangeably, but fool yourself no longer. Don't be nice. Be kind.

I like to think that DBZ creator A. Toriyama's subsconscious was at play when he came up with the concept of the Super Saiyan. Either that or it’s an interesting coincidence. You decide. Great might and power are represented by blond hair, golden aura and blue eyes. In DBZ, those are the characteristics that represent the superior state one attains (ascends to) by awakening and activating the dormant ancestral potential of one's race/blood (here, the Saiyan race). That race's archenemy (Frieza) is a planetary virus, a tyrant who enslaves inhabitants of various planets. His biggest fear is members of the Saiyan race (whom he regards as inferior) attaining their true superior state which is the only thing threatening his position of absolute overlord. To prevent this, he is actively seeking to eradicate all members of that race and/or enslave them, torture them, erase their memory and past, humiliate them, convince them that this superior higher state is but a legend, a mere fantasy, an empty prophecy.

Frieza: Intergalactic genderless alien, neurotic tyrant, obsessed with power and acquiring immortality (fears death), recruits various other races for his own purposes, genocides main perceived ethnic threat (the Saiyans) for fear they could challenge him. Saiyans: Genetic warrior caste, distinctly male or female, Feudal society with a Royal Family, willing to die in battle, hate being controlled, never recruits or uses other races –just kills them, ultimate form is blonde with green or blue eyes. This beloved old cartoon was probably the most profound story of good vs evil.