A long time ago a young Samurai was placed under the care of a famous Ken master; and at the beginning the training was long and hard; never the less, when the young Bushi started to practice with his sword every time he could, the master would assign him a lot of tasks to do that would kept him away from the combat training.
This was unbearable for the young warrior; but one day when he was guarding his lord’s daughter on her daily journey to the town, he noticed a small group of Buddhist monks sanctifying a group of stones for the temple and the peasant’s houses, and he had an idea.
Two days later after finishing his training he went to see his master and explained to him that the Lord’s daughter had made a pact with the monks to spend 30 minutes a day to pray with some sacred stones she had purchase from them; never the less the lady changed her mind and decided that the task was beneath her, hence the samurai should do it in her stead.
The Ken master asked the samurai to show him the stones, and the young one did present him with 7 different river stones, decorated with the Kanjis of the days of the week and 7 elements. Even though the Ken master was a little suspicious in the beginning; he knew the nature of the Lady, and he allowed the samurai to do as he was instructed.
So every day the young samurai went outside in the nearby forest to perform the task required from him by the lady; however as soon as he was sure nobody was looking, he took out his sword and continue with his sword training.
Soon he was able to stand against the best sword fighters in his house, and as he continued with his “praying” he eventually became the best among the samurais of his Lord.
inspiring tale, nice work!
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