BB Haga,
I seriously wish you all the best on your further travels. It has always been a pleasure to team up with you as the Minamotos and I enjoyed the battles we fought together and against each other. Going through a serious transformation phase myself atm I have a complete understanding for your decision, especially with the world seeming to be going completely bonkers in our time.
As a (virtual) brother in arms let me give you something for your way, as you might know that my martial art style consists of 6 traditional samurai schools (and 3 other
): always stay true to your own moral standards, regardless of whatever this world is trying to smash in your face. If everyone seems 2 decide to go down the drain, stay true to yourself anyway. I held your skill, your manners and your chivalry always in the highest respect, and I will always remember you this way, even if we never met face 2 face.
It is my firm belief that the ultimate apocalyptic battle won't be fought on a battlefield as e.g. stories like LOTR and Star Wars depict, who in my opinion are metaphors of the same topic (the ultimate fight of our time), but will only be fought in the mind of each and everyone of us. We have the power to decide which path of the two we will follow and we have this power at any given moment as long as we live, despite all the media bullshit straight outta Brainwashington (but which, I have 2 admit, makes it excruciatingly harder).
In my opinion, evil will finally exterminate itself when getting too strong, so if you constantly work on yourself to keep on deciding for the high path, you will always be on the safe side.
Farewell brother,
love and honor
and may the creator of all that exists always keep a guarding hand above you
Yosh