Saturday, March 10, 2012

Being Too Sharp

"You're too sharp. That's your trouble. You're like a drawn sword. Sharp, naked without a sheath. You cut well. But good swords are kept in their sheaths." 
 ~ Kurosawa's "Sanjuro (1962)"


Can't help but pause at this quote.  It hits home to me in so many ways.  Sometimes I feel like I am a drawn sword, always ready to cut for fear of being attacked - no - expecting to be attacked...no wonder I am weary.  Strangely, I have more than a few friends who also fit this bill.  Kurosawa's films are so enlightening.  He was so much more than a film maker.