No Mind
An unlikely quote from an unlikely film, used in an unlikely situation, provides an epiphany worth blogging about.
"No Mind" is a quote from the film "The Last Samurai."
Basically, in one scene, the protagonist is trying to learn how to use the katana, and fails quite amusingly... until he adheres to the advice given to him by another samurai: "No mind." He was paying too much attention to what others thought of him, what others did, what his enemy is thinking, where the enemy's sword is, where his sword is, etc... too much to think about!
No Mind.
And I think it's a philosophy I should adopt in my life. I mind too much. I hold back questions, actions, words, and emotions because I mind what others would think or say if I did this, or that, or said something untoward.
No mind.
Say what I want. Do what I want. Live how I want. Clean, and simple! "No Mind!"
In fact, I've been trying out that philosophy after the "Pen Saga." "No mind," I told myself, and apologized to her in public. "No mind," I said to myself, and publicly voiced questions, doubts, etc, during tutorials in front of 40 peers. "No mind," I repeated as I stayed back to revise, and to do some advance work while most of my peers left.
And today, I'm happy as a sausage. "No mind" meant that I was happily chatting away with several very interesting gals after work, persuading bouncers to let me into a pub free, getting extra food for my table... it was actually quite amazing!
Yeah. No Mind. It works.
posted by blacksheep at 1:46 am
3 Comments:
Right on Blacksheep! More power to you. I should try that too. However, I fear that it might get me in trouble. ha!
No mind huh?
btw, Last Samurai is a great movie!
3:18 pm
Yeah! A great way of reclaiming your freedom of expression. True, you might get in trouble, but if used in the right context, the trouble is worth the cause :)
Give it a go and blog your results! I'll keep a beady eye on your blog for any interesting occurrences...
I agree though, that "The Last Samurai" is great... especially the Japanese actor. Tom Cruise was pretty good too.
10:17 am
Every now and then, I adopt this sort of mentality, and its duration lasts anywhere from weeks, days, to whatever, depending on what happens next. That and I don't call it "No Mind", but rather "F- it". Eh, not as honorable sounding as in The Last Samurai, but when have you heard of a Texan Samurai anyway? I need to adopt it in my life again on a regular basis. It's been a bit over a year since I did, and I miss it.
If all else, remember Lion King. Hakuna Matata.
9:15 am
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