Something to Remember our Fallen Martial Artist

[VSanhodo]

Years ago I am proud to say I served in the USN. As such I now go, on occasion to various Veterans events and to the VFW to help anyway I can. At our post we have a Veterans POW / MIA Remembrance table and setting. Im sure many of you are familiar with it and its symbology. I go to thinking about not only Veterans whom I have known and passed but also the numerious Martial Artist. I was reading the Remembrance script and decided to write a Remembrance script for Martial Artist.
SImply entitled Remember

Remember​

As you entered into this place surely you noticed the setting here in this place of honor​

It is set for four, representing the martial arts found around the four corners of the world​

North, South, East and West​

Let me Explain​

The Martial arts are full of symbology​

This setting is our way of symbolizing that members of our Martial Arts family are missing from our midst​

They are commonly called Warriors, Martial artist and Ancients​

We are proud to have called them our Friends​

Our brother Martial Artist are unable to be with us and so we remember them​

The setting is small, yet elegant thorugh its simplicity​

The single flower symbolizes the frality of life​

The cloth is white to symbolize the purity of thier intentions​

The white belt symbolizes the circle of life,​

No begining, No end​

The knife symbolizes their strength, Wisdom and Patience​

The bowl of rice and soup remind us of thier hunger for knowledge​

The salt reminds us of thier bitter fate​

The rolled uniform reminds us of the times we trained and the knowledge they shared.​

The Sake Glass is inverted, they can not toast with us, but we will say a toast for them.​

The mats are empty, they are not here with us​

The small candle symbolizes a ray of hope in darkened times​

ALL of you, who trained with them, knew them, laughed and broke bread with them, Who looked to them for their Strength, Courage, Guidance, Wisdom and Love​

REMEMBER THEM​

For surely they have not forgotten YOU.​

They await us, To show us the secrets. To one day again, train with them and the Angels in Heaven​

To prepare us for the ultimate battle of Good vs Evil​

To have almighty God as our Sensei​

They live ON through us, Remember and Honor Them​

 

[Ceicei]

Eloquently written. Thank you.

. :asian:

 

[terryl965]

Very well put Thank you.:asian:

 

[shesulsa]

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[mj-hi-yah]

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[chinto01]

Thanks for sharing that with us!

 

[arnisador]

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[Kamaria Annina]

Beautifully written. Thank you for sharing this. :asian:

 

[Flamebearer]

Beautiful symbology. Thank you!

-Flamebearer

 

[VSanhodo]

Sometimes saying less is more, Thank you one and all, I am humbled by your posts.


Thanks

San