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04-30-2007, 07:03 PM
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This is from the article mentioned in the " A different style of flashes?" thread. Quote:
Today, the memory of the Gael as a warrior has been so far lost that, when a person sees someone wearing Highland dress, the first question asked is whether the wearer plays the bagpipes; and people think a dirk is the little knife one wears in one's sock.
Yet there are still those, however few, who remember the traditional cultural values of valor, honor, independence, self-sufficiency, and love of family, clan, and country; and who hold these things dear. I recall these values anew whenever I hear the ceol mor, the "great music" of the Highland bagpipe... and I swear upon the holy iron of my dirk that I will not forget.
| Romanticized? Possibly. Powerful? Yes.
That quote is exactly how I feel about my Scottish heritage. It's just that the professional writer is able to put it into words better than I am.
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04-30-2007, 07:37 PM
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A sentiment very well put, Greg. Thanks for bringing it into the forum.
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04-30-2007, 07:59 PM
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I applaud it.
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04-30-2007, 08:50 PM
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The writer puts it perfectly. Thanks for sharing that with us. I'm gonna snag it. 
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05-01-2007, 04:55 AM
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Again, thanks for sharing. Very well put.
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05-01-2007, 05:43 AM
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Romanticized?
yes
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05-01-2007, 05:45 AM
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Thanks for sharing that with us. A sentiment perfectly stated.
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05-01-2007, 07:11 AM
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Well said! Sums up my sentiments far more eloquently than I could.
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05-01-2007, 08:03 AM
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Huzzah!!!
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I have traded a few emails with the author, Dale Seago, over the course of a few years. He is indeed passionate about his heritage and European Martial Arts. In addition, he also runs a bujinkan dojo in San Fran. Some of you guys out there may want to check it out: http://www.bujinkansf.org | |
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