Loyalty, Balance, Pride, and Devotion are the four key themes talked about in Yamamoto’s message. Yamamoto teaches of how a man can be the perfect samurai. By first explaining the four promises that each Samurai makes. These vows are what makes a samurai stand out and have a more meaningful role in society. The vows are as states; “1) Never fall behind in the Way of the Warrior. 2) Serve your liege lord well. 3) Be filially pious. 4) Be deeply compassionate and help all human beings.” The vows are the most important because it is what Yamamoto’s who teachings are about. The samurai were an elite team. They were a group of men ready to fight and die when it came down to it. They were the protectors of the land. Yamamoto’s writings talked about
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These twisted values included money, power, gambling, and impressing others by materialistic things. In the older generation of samurai, the way things were handle were more honorable. Exams, traditions, and challenges were held to a higher standard. In the new generation people memorized and cheated their way to new positions and to improve their positions. For example, Yamamoto saw a change in dedication or a shift in priorities that were displayed by samurai. At one point it almost seemed that he refereed to them as almost lazy because the daily task that use to appear and be upheld were now set more so on the back burner. The daily task such as shaving their heads, and sharpening their tools did not take priority. By this we can see from the example from the daily resolution. What the men did on a day to day basis that slowly changed over time. In some cases Yamamoto almost seemed disappointed in the new era. Not respecting tradition as the elders before them did. Yamamoto also mentions the types of conversations the samurai now have that would have been very private topics before. The new generation of samurai are not as concerned with serving their Lord they are concerned with self, and how to improve themselves economically and
These twisted values included money, power, gambling, and impressing others by materialistic things. In the older generation of samurai, the way things were handle were more honorable. Exams, traditions, and challenges were held to a higher standard. In the new generation people memorized and cheated their way to new positions and to improve their positions. For example, Yamamoto saw a change in dedication or a shift in priorities that were displayed by samurai. At one point it almost seemed that he refereed to them as almost lazy because the daily task that use to appear and be upheld were now set more so on the back burner. The daily task such as shaving their heads, and sharpening their tools did not take priority. By this we can see from the example from the daily resolution. What the men did on a day to day basis that slowly changed over time. In some cases Yamamoto almost seemed disappointed in the new era. Not respecting tradition as the elders before them did. Yamamoto also mentions the types of conversations the samurai now have that would have been very private topics before. The new generation of samurai are not as concerned with serving their Lord they are concerned with self, and how to improve themselves economically and