drDalek
15th July 2003, 21:38
I find the practice of taking books and writings like the art of war and the book of five rings and adapting them for business men to be absolutely vile.
I dont think that these writings have anything to do with business. The ideas and ideals that business are built around clearly come in conflict with the ideas and ideals of budo.
To think for a moment that some coked up yuppie is taking the writings of an ancient japanese psychopath with a 3 foot straight razor and using them to improve his day to day business is disturbing. Disturbing in exactly the same way that inmates down here are getting kali lessons and psychological background checks are not yet mandatory for gun ownership.
I realise that I might be blowing open an entire hornets nest of conflicting opinion but I want to hear some other thoughts about this.
I dont think that these writings have anything to do with business. The ideas and ideals that business are built around clearly come in conflict with the ideas and ideals of budo.
To think for a moment that some coked up yuppie is taking the writings of an ancient japanese psychopath with a 3 foot straight razor and using them to improve his day to day business is disturbing. Disturbing in exactly the same way that inmates down here are getting kali lessons and psychological background checks are not yet mandatory for gun ownership.
I realise that I might be blowing open an entire hornets nest of conflicting opinion but I want to hear some other thoughts about this.