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Rykounagin

posted 11-03-2004 01:00 AM    
Look, I recently made a "universal motto", and I was wondering if anyone else ever made one. A well known example: Hold a grain in the palm of your hand, ect.

But, anyways, here's mine (its my signature too):

For every single step you take,
A thousand words you may make.
For with that step a thousand worlds may die,
all for where your feet lie.


Blade of Chaos

posted 12-10-2004 08:53 PM    
Interesting...

So, it really all cancels itself out? We're really not creating any more than we're destroying?

That would mean we're stuck. Somethings gotta swing one way or the other. Hopefully, the creating does. I think it will, at least. It isn't fun to imagine otherwise.

Hmm. Encouraging and yet depressing. Darn you and your newfound philosophy, making me think and all.

[ 12-10-2004 08:54 PM: Message edited 1 time, lastly by Blade of Chaos ]


Rykounagin

posted 12-28-2004 07:18 PM    
Here's some creeds I found:

1. Success is measured in blood; You or your enemies.

2. Victory needs no explanation. Defeat allows none.

3. Learn well from the death's of others.

4. It is better to die for a cause, then for yourself.

5 (my favorite). Only the insane have strength enough to prosper. Only those who prosper may truely judge what is sane.

6. Hatred is the emperors gift to humanity. (it refers to the order these creeds come from)

7. Mercy is a sign of weakness.

8. Only in death does duty end.

9. Forgiveness is a sign of weakness.

10. Serve your cause today. You may be dead tomorrow.

11. The blood of the martyrs is the seed of humanity.

12. Faith without deeds is worthless.

13. No man died in his service, that died in vain.

14. Success is commemorated. Failure merely remembered.

15. Only the awkward question; Only the foolish ask twice.

16. Death is the servant of the riteous.

17. Faith is your shield.

These may seem kinda wierd, but hey, to some strange degree, they make sense.

[ 01-07-2005 04:40 PM: Message edited 1 time, lastly by Rykounagin ]


Graysith

posted 01-07-2005 01:16 AM    
Ok, just to have a bit of fun...

Pertaining to #14 above, please:

Define "success." Define "failure."

Such silliness to measure oneself by, methinks.

Oh yes, and just to stir up some ire and whatnot: brother, do all the above sound just like something a terrorist would adhere to. Martyrdom and all that ridiculous stuff...

[ 01-07-2005 01:19 AM: Message edited 1 time, lastly by Graysith ]


Rykounagin

posted 01-07-2005 04:40 PM    
Yes they do. heh, they belong to a universe spanning cult of the imperialis in a different universe. They all worship a holy emperor, the machine god, in a "holy" crusade to conquer all before them. It's been turned into a game, and the book that relates to one of the teams had a long list of their creeds. Another one that I didn't list is:

Our holy emperor is a great being of awesome power. Your life in his service will give only pain and suffering to your life, that will end in death in his service. But fear not, for each of you that falls, a thousand worlds will become his.

Yes, they do sound like terrorists and the like, which is kind of amusing. But still, some of them make sense, particularly:
2, 4 (things like the people in Les Miserables and things like that, not terrorists) 5, 14.

To answer your question about 14, it is true that it would be in the eye of the beholder, but if you think about it, it can refer to something as large as war to something as small as that science project you did in 8th grade.