ON THE TRAINING & POSITION OF WOMEN IN BUSHIDO

Their idea of marital union agrees that when a man and woman marry they become one. So, when a man talks of his woman, he would talk in terms of debasement.. eg "my rustic wife". The reason for this being the same that you would not speak highly of yourself - "my beautiful wife" (my beautiful self)!

"We think praising one's own wife is praising a part of one's own self. And self praise is regarded as bad-taste among us too! Polite debasement of one's consort of most in vogue among those who practiced Bushido."

Speechless.

Audio: Birds chirping outside my window
Biblio: Bushido: The Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe.
Cerebrio: Ho hum.