Comments by "Robert Morgan" (@RobertMorgan) on "History Buffs: The Last Samurai" video.

  1. "From the moment they wake, they devote themselves to the perfection of whatever they pursue." Ideals to live by.
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  2. 150 years later: I hear you like CARS, America. Here, have some cars, have ALL the cars. In fact, shut down your car industry, buy Japanese cars. Oh, you want to sell American cars in Japan, ok, 95% tariff.
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  3. Shows the power of being willing to break out of your own traditions and ways, and take wholeheartedly the advice and guidance of others. Think about how hard it is as an individual to go "the way I'm doing things is wrong, I realize it, I accept it, tell me how to change and I'll do it". That's almost impossible for most people in reality. But the Japanese embraced that change and leveraged it for massive advancement.
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  4.  @Liquid-Snake-Foxhound  I am of the firm belief that everyone needs at least one thing in their life where they can pursue perfection. We need that to balance and center our lives. It doesn't have to be something grand, but even something simple as making what you consider the perfect cup of coffee in the morning, or organizing your closet perfectly, hell even parking in your spot perfectly centered, something. Everyone needs at least one thing in their life they can have pride in. Pursuing perfection does not imply you'll ever achieve it, that's the main realization: it's the effort you put into that goal that grows you as a person. There is no destination of perfection, there is only a journey.
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