Overwhelming. Simply overwhelmingly beautiful. When on the other side of the world, the descendants of warriors (samurai) perform in musical form the values for which my ancestors went to their deaths over centuries as Croatian military border guards. When from the other end of the world, this very world, it is announced what distinguished us Croats and especially us, the Kolapiani (the warriors between East and West) from the mob. The willingness to die for values, ideals and convictions without hesitation. „Nek dušman zna, kako mremo mi.“ No one in my family knew his grandfather for centuries. For centuries, my ancestors wielded the lance when it was still a privilege. For their homeland Croatia, for Europe, Christianity and the values of freedom and humanity. From the age of sixteen until our death, every male member of my ancestors had the obligation to be available for military service to the Holy Roman Empire at any time and in any place, "fully armed and with two spare horses". I also served in this tradition - as battalion commander. However, without horse and lance. English is not my mother tongue and not my strength, I hope you can understand me. Thank you for this wonderful post. Hana wa sakuragi, hito wa bushi
Overwhelming. Simply overwhelmingly beautiful. When on the other side of the world, the descendants of warriors (samurai) perform in musical form the values for which my ancestors went to their deaths over centuries as Croatian military border guards. When from the other end of the world, this very world, it is announced what distinguished us Croats and especially us, the Kolapiani (the warriors between East and West) from the mob. The willingness to die for values, ideals and convictions without hesitation.
„Nek dušman zna, kako mremo mi.“
No one in my family knew his grandfather for centuries. For centuries, my ancestors wielded the lance when it was still a privilege. For their homeland Croatia, for Europe, Christianity and the values of freedom and humanity. From the age of sixteen until our death, every male member of my ancestors had the obligation to be available for military service to the Holy Roman Empire at any time and in any place, "fully armed and with two spare horses". I also served in this tradition - as battalion commander. However, without horse and lance.
English is not my mother tongue and not my strength, I hope you can understand me. Thank you for this wonderful post.
Hana wa sakuragi, hito wa bushi