There is hardly a more profound concept in Bushido than honor. The Samurai lived and died by their h

There is hardly a more profound concept in Bushido than honor. The Samurai lived and died by their honor,  with haragiri (seppuku) being the final way of preserving lost honor.  Even today there is a great deal that can be learned from Samurai-esque honor.

He was born and bred to value the duties and privileges of his profession. Fear of disgrace hung like a sword over the head of every samurai. To take offense at slight provocation was ridiculed as ‘short-tempered.’ As the popular adage put it: “True patience means bearing the unbearable.”