Stories of Honour.

"I say Japan was made of a handful of brave men. Warriors willing to give their life, what seems to be a forgotten world. Honour."

And the story began. A story that I will never forget. A story which will egg me on to stand up for what I do, for what I am. May even death come in my way.

19th Century
Captain Nathan was a retired US military personnel who had curbed the rebellion of the Red Indians. After the victory in the battle with the Red Indians, he had a passion for drama and used to act in street plays before he was sent to Japan to train the Japanese Army and fight this clan of warriors called Samurai.

For those of you who do not know what I am talking about. See the movie. It's called The Last Samurai. One of the best performances of Tom Cruise.

This movie shows how it is just not about what is, what you are, it's only about what you want to become. Passion of the ambition.

The movie depicts the Japanese culture of the Samurai, their discipline. Says Captain Nathan, "They are an intriguing people.The moment they wake, they devote themselves to the perfection of whatever they pursue."

Captain Nathan Algren trained the Japanese Army for a very short period and inspite of insisting that the army wasn't ready for the battle, was forced by his superiors to go to battle with the Samurai clan. The result was what the army also expected, having seen the Samurais fight. Many were killed, many fled home from the battlefield, but Capt. Nathan was taken captive. The only reason he wasn't beheaded was that he kept fighting till the end and showed immense bravery, impressing Katsumoto, the Head of the clan.

He was kept hostage for two years and in the process got acquainted with their culture and very well appreciated it. Katsumoto also allowed him to train as a Samurai.

The last battle of the Samurai and the Japanese Army is extremely moving. After seeing it one will know what is passion, what is honour. Because a Samurai shall only die of his own sword, or that of his enemy.

The story goes on to show how every Samurai but for Captain Nathan was destroyed by the Japanese Army in the end. But something was born out of their death;the respect that was born on this planet for the Samurai, the clan and their culture.