Hiro Protagonist

The building we did our presentations in yesterday reminded me of Feudal Japanese houses with paper walls. The wall behind the stage where we stood to present was absent and, because of this, the room looked out over a beautiful pond. With all the raining coming down I reflected on a line by Forest Whitaker in the movie "Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai" and, I think, originate in Hagakure's book on the way of Samurai:

There is something to be learned from a rainstorm. When meeting with a sudden shower, you try to not to get wet and run quickly along the road. By doing such things as passing under the eaves of houses you still get wet. When you are resolved from the beginning you will not be perplexed though you will still get the same soaking. This understanding extends to all.