19-Evan Hays

"Think lightly of yourself, and deeply of the world"
-Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi died at 63 years old from stomach cancer. He had survived over 50 duels, 4 major battles in two wars, and learned the way of the sword completely on his own, developing even a two sword technique that has never been mastered since. He was a warrior, poet, and artist. He wrote a book called "The Book of Five Rings" in which he boils all things down into 5 distinct elements. He was bullied as a child, and though very bright, he seldom spoke. He killed a man when he was 13, beating a renowned swordsman wielding a katana with a piece of bamboo.

I used to think I was hot shit. I used to believe I was beyond all death. I used to think within me lived un-enumerated power that I could control. I used to. But the more I realize the strength of myself as one man, the more I realize it is merely a product of a vast world. One which can give power and take away significance. That is why I chose this quote.