Thursday, August 12, 2010

Classic Akutagawa

Re-reading an Akutagawa classic, I came across these lines:

"After she ran away, he took up my sword, and my bow and arrows. With a single stroke he cut one of my bonds. I remember his mumbling, "My fate is next." Then he disappeared from the grove. All was silent after that. No, I heard someone crying. Untying the rest of my bonds, I listened carefully, and I noticed that it was my own crying. (Long silence.)"

*I listened carefully, and I noticed that it was my own crying.* A Samurai in guilt and suffering.

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