No, sweetie they're not.
Well, they look like they could be Chinese.
They're Japanese.
So what did they do?
Well, they fought. They also composed poetry, created artwork, served in government...mostly, they were there to protect people.
Quite the trip today and quite an education for Miracle Man and Miss Sunshine. Miracle man has decided he likes samurai and wants to know more about them. The detail in the exhibit at the museum was awe inspiring to say the least. What work went into each suit, each piece of armor. And the art the samurai created! Some of the pieces were 500 years old. I think to create art is to glimpse immortality. Artists not only reach their contemporaries, they reach people in times and places they can never know and their influence echoes in the chambers of time.
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