Death Has No Meaning

Re:Beheading(Score:1)
by mercedo (822671) * on 2006.02.13 0:21 (#14699857) (http://mercedo-comments.blogspot.com/ Last Journal: 2006.02.12 4:47)
Exactly. Seppuku is described as 'self-determination' in Japanese terminology, which itself is very strange, and has long been believed to be related to the purification of soul, but actually it is nothing but a denial of self-existence. Many warrior class people used to do it when they were ashamed of some misconduct or wrongdoing against their master. It was till recently that this act was thought to be the ultimate way to take responsibility for their wrongdoing.
On the other hands, kamikaze has different meaning, which is thought to be an ultimate form of self-sacrifice, to serve their lives to save the lives of their tribes. Only after Western view on value of life was adopted, we can hardly see such heinous acts anymore fortunately.
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