Benevolence or Mercy
A man invested with the power to command, and the power to kill, was expected to demonstrate equally extraordinary powers of benevolence and mercy:
Love, magnanimity, affection for others, sympathy and pity, are traits of Benevolence, the highest attribute of the human soul.
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“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same river and he is not the same man” -Heraclitus
The Samurai code, Bushido, guided the Japanese warriors in life, battle, and death. It was the unwritten code of principles and morals, and taught obligation and honor. Although the samurai were all but gone at the turn of the 20th century, Bushido remains as a system of pride and valor in Japanese society.
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