Author of quotes: Yamamoto Hagakure and others

While we live, death does not matter; when we died, we no longer exist, and therefore we need not fear death.

There are rules of raising a child in a samurai family. From infancy need to be encouraged in him the courage never to tease and not be intimidated. After all, if the child will get used to fear, he will carry this disadvantage through life. The error committed by those parents who teach children to be afraid of lightning, forbid them to walk in the dark or hear horror stories, so they stop crying. In addition, if the child is a lot of scolding, he will become shy.