There’s a scene in the original Trigun where one of the Gung Ho Guns, Rai-Dei the Blade, is obsessed with his chance to face Vash because he wants to see what wisdom exists right at the point of death, and he’s sure Vash (with his crazy dangerous life) has seen it and can show him.
Vash responds saying he’s stood on that ledge many times, and he’s only ever seen fear.
The Blade says that just means he’s a coward and engages in the fight to see for himself. Eventually he winds up on the ground with Vash’s cannon pointed at him preparing to fire, and he thinks that he can finally see it, but all he sees is fear.
I always thought this was surprisingly realistic for an anime spouting lofty ideals.
Our DNA has had 4 billion years to learn the very pragmatic fear of death. I don’t believe anyone faces death without fear. Not if they really have time to think about it.
But it’s just as pragmatic to set that aside to focus on what needs doing while you’re alive. It’s the most predictable consequence of being born. You’ve had a lifetime to make your peace.
Don’t expect death to stop being scary, and don’t try to face it without fear. Just find reasons to keep moving despite that. (Just my 2 bits.)
There’s a scene in the original Trigun where one of the Gung Ho Guns, Rai-Dei the Blade, is obsessed with his chance to face Vash because he wants to see what wisdom exists right at the point of death, and he’s sure Vash (with his crazy dangerous life) has seen it and can show him.
Vash responds saying he’s stood on that ledge many times, and he’s only ever seen fear.
The Blade says that just means he’s a coward and engages in the fight to see for himself. Eventually he winds up on the ground with Vash’s cannon pointed at him preparing to fire, and he thinks that he can finally see it, but all he sees is fear.
I always thought this was surprisingly realistic for an anime spouting lofty ideals.
Our DNA has had 4 billion years to learn the very pragmatic fear of death. I don’t believe anyone faces death without fear. Not if they really have time to think about it.
But it’s just as pragmatic to set that aside to focus on what needs doing while you’re alive. It’s the most predictable consequence of being born. You’ve had a lifetime to make your peace.
Don’t expect death to stop being scary, and don’t try to face it without fear. Just find reasons to keep moving despite that. (Just my 2 bits.)