Rock Lee and Gai Sensei (What I learnt about)

(The above 2 pictures are from http://www.animegalleries.net/category/62)

Rock Lee

A Genin level Ninja, he is a Taijutsu specialist and Gai's student. Incapable of using NinJutsu or GenJutsu, he spent all his time and concentration on Taijutsu. It is because of this determination and hard working ethic that Lee has become an outstanding Ninja. When in heated battle, Lee removes the extremely heavy weights he wears on his legs. This vastly increases his already amazing speed. After using his trump card and specialty technique, the Extreme Lotus for the first time against Gaara, Lee's body was so beaten up that he could barely even move, yet even after his left leg and left arm were both completely pulverised and he fell unconscious, he still stood up to prove his ninja way. However, because of all of the damage done to his body during the battle, he was told by the Leaf Village medics that he would be unable to live as a Ninja any more. He would not give up and, even with his torn and unusable body, continued to try practicing.

Maito Gai

Sporting very thick eyebrows, an exceedingly unconventional persona and a very shiny haircut, Gai is a jounin(The high rank of Ninja) who is the rival of Kakashi and the sensei of a team consisting of Rock Lee, Neji and Tenten (though he has, by far, bonded with Lee the most- it was under Gai's guidance that Lee started tapping his potential at all, having been subpar in all ninja categories up to then). Gai tends to appear accompanied by Nin-kame, a gigantic redturtle (his summon), and has several weird mannerisms- including, but not limited to Giving the thumbs up and smiling with teeth so white they give the proverbial "ting". Punching Lee for various reasons and immediately bursting into tears and hugging him, and generally over-reacting, even by anime character standards.Gai claims to have a record of 50 wins and 49 losses against Kakashi, but it is hinted that many of those wins might be in games of Rock, Paper, Scissors rather than in actual battle. He believes that "hard work without believing in yourself is worthless".


Above two characters bios, I have gotten from "http://narutodownload.com/".

These 2 characters are very interesting fellows, and if in real life, will have become my best friends.

I have learnt many things from them. "Great people", like Kakashi,Nenji (White Eye Boy) and Sasuke (Person who possess Sharugan eye), who are widely acknowledged as a genius, admired by many and feared by enemies. They possessed talents and intelligence in their field, the Ninja techniques, and are also gifted with unique traits (like their eyes, although Kakashi is not bornt with yet obtain one Sharugan by a twist of fate).

These 2 people have many sayings that inspire me much. I am not that great as a person, but neither am I that lousy. However I have many occasions when I am pretty down and out, yet I learnt many from these 2 people (And this is why I like Naruto Manga so much).

Sayings like, "hard work without believing in yourself is worthless". This is the word, Gai Sensei tell Rock Lee. Rock Lee is a very determined person, and he is always teased and ostracised by his fellow comrades as unlike other Ninjas, he can only use physical techniques of Ninja but not Hallucination and Ninja techniques. Nonetheless, with great determination and willpower, he become one of the feared opponent for his speed and physical techniques.

And Rock Lee is lucky to meet Gai, who encouraged and inspire him for his ideas.

Though both bring laughter to many and viewed as eccentric for their over-reacted and exaggerated action, I still like both of them. As both possess the 3 laws of what a Man should be.

What I learnt - The Never Say Die attitude, the Genius concept (I have written in my blog in the earlier entries and before) and the ×ÔÎҹ涨concept[In Chinese, pls open Chinese software to view the words] (Or the concept of Setting harsh agreements to one self).

The concept of setting harsh agreements to one self is not unheard of, but not many people including me dare to follow this all the time, as we fear the harsh punishment that we do not want to undergo and the concept of pragmatism and praticality kicks in (Like Many Singaporeans.)

Gai Sensei says that setting harsh agreements is tantamount to punishments for a wager or a duel, and that, this will allow the duelists to do his best so as to elude the hellish punishments, as this is the same as everything is at stake and that the duelists are pushing himself to the desperated end by setting extreme conditions and stakes. By pushing one self, the best of the person is exposed. Even if the person lost the duel, and have to do the gruel stakes he set for himself, there are advantages. First, the gruel stakes normally involve physical like 500 push-ups at one go, or sommersault 500 times, and this can train up the physical aspects of the person while fulfilling the punishments.

And other than using the chance to train up, the best in you is forced to show up.

But of course, this concept must be equipped wth the right courage and valour. And the person must put up with the humiliation of being ridculed when doing punishments or when losing. Of course, the person must accept the wager, and fulfill punishments when lost. A person who goes back on his words indiscriminately is not a real man at all.

I viewed myself as being witty and not cunning as I want to be a good and true Man. Like the above great people whom I have shown. I believe that I cannot be that steady and straightforward like Gai and Lee, but I will always remember the principles I have learnt from them.

At occasions, I am sometimes even being ridiculed for my folly and stupid actions. And also, in retrospect, from the earlier entries in my blog, I have also talked about the working hard and smart. I have to work doubly hard because simply I am not endowed with the good fortune of a gift. And so, working hard is very relevant to me though many people may laugh it off. People may study 1 time and become a professor. I know I definitely cannot do it, but I will work doubly hard, and study 4,5 or even 6 times. Of course, working smartly then kicks in. Thus, in this, I have learnt the values from Rock Lee especially, with the "guidance" from Gai.

So, somehow, Gai and Rock Lee's blood flows in me.

But yet, my dream, targets and character are still very closely linked to Shikumaru ...

The first 2 people I have introduced in imparting good principles and values to me. ...

Many to come .... :).

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(Adds-on)

Ah Gai also once said a very important thing that hit me very deeply. He said, "In terms of strength between people, Luck actually plays a great part in establishing who is better ..."

What he said is actually very correct. Though it is very wrong to throw your life and fate entirely to luck, it is a fate that a good probability coupled with a lady luck is very important in determining whether you will be on a higher end ... A good wits and strategy merely helps you to rise higher, and a super bad luck will render all your wits useless.

There are many examples that happen to all of us that do not need to be spelled out. Therefore, acknowledging that good luck, good conincidences, and a good probability will allow someone to become better, is a must for me. But like the principle of survival, you cannot just depend on food and other basics to survive. What about shelter and clothing ???

These are the comforts that we must have although the intensity will depend on how posh we want to be. This is why, I will treat luck as my clothing, that is part of our survival. While strategies and wits and action possess the principles of surviving. "Moral" will become the definition of whether the means we get for surviving smells good, or filthy. and "Moral" is tantamount to choices, the choices we make, in life.

While fate and destiny becomes shelter. Fate and destiny also means circumstances, and eventually leads to environment. Many people may perceive this as a slippery slope argument, but in certain prospectives, they are one. Environment and circumstances means shelter literally. And shelters influence your choices. And also the building up of the characteristics. Of course, certain choices also vary depending on the ideology instilled or created and the willpower of the beholder.

From the above, the "survival" simply means winning in a duel (No matter from a small competition to a big battle). It is impossible to "win 100%" mathematically, that means not losing anything at all. [To be lame, even playing scissos, paper, stones, when you win, you still use up your effort via energy and time ... (Lame! Diao!)]

To analyse how I should live, and how to win a very small and insignificant duel is very unnecessary and even perplexing. But this is a way, to show how complex I can be, or whether I want to be complex at all. I can also prefer Occam's Razor, to think simple and easy. In manyatime, Cool and Easy wins the game.

This is the add-ons, I have just garnered while pondering over Gai's insights on luck as a vital factor in terms of strength.

The insights I gained are wonderful, and help me eradicate misery. And unlike Science, which solve one question, but to produce many, I think philosophy and religions are the ones that put a full stop to certain infinites that will cause our brain to explode and unnecessary stress and mental anxiety.

Sometimes, putting full stops are imperative, as it gives us time to see whether we are on the right tracks and even spending the time asking whether the precious time we have are put to good use. Just imagine, looking at an essay without full stops ...

So much for thinking again ....

[Adds on done at 1500 hrs on Nov 14 Year 2005, Monday]