First The Priests Arrive. Then The Conquistadores.

Why Is She Afraid?" He Asked. "she's Not Anjin-san. Just A Little Nervous. Please Excuse Her. She's Never Seen A Foreigner Close To Before." "tell Her When The Moon's Full, Barbarians Sprout Horns And Fire Comes Out Of Our Mouths Like Dragons.

God Gives Us Intelligence To Uncover The Wonders Of Nature. Without The Gift, Nothing Is Possible.

How Baffling It Was That Even The Most Cunning And Clever People Would Frequently See Only What They Wanted To See, And Would Rarely Look Beyond The Thinnest Of Facades. Or They Would Ignore Reality, Dismissing It As The Facade. And Then, When Their Whole World Fell To Pieces...they Would Tear Their Topknots Or Rend Their Clothes And Bewail Their Karma, Blaming Gods Or Kami Or Luck Or Their Lords Or Husbands Or Vassals-anything Or Anyone-but Never Themselves.

Of What Real Value Is A Title? The Power Is The Only Important Thing

Leave The Problems Of God To God And Karma To Karma. Today You're Here And Nothing You Do Will Change That. Today You Are Alive And Here And Honored And Blessed With Good Fortune. Look At This Suset, It's Beautiful, Neh? This Sunset Exists. Tomorrow Does Not Exist. There Is Only Now. Please Look. It Is So Beautiful And It Will Never Happen Ever Again, Never, Not This Sunset, Never In All Infinity. Lose Yourself In It, Make Yourself One With Nature And Do Not Worry About Karma, Yours, Mine, Or That Of The Village.