I have always considered the profound distinction between ninjas and pirates to be an absolute one. One was either ninja or pirate -- there were no inbetweens. One personality type was skilled and proficient, elegant and silent, contained and constrained, honourable and spiritual. The other type loud and flamboyant, gregarious and unrestrained, life-loving and vigorous, passionate and strong. I thought all people must pledge their allegiance, or be categorised accordingly. The other day at work, another binary pair was presented to me -- a co-worker who doesn't declare people pirate or ninja, but instead elf or dwarf. For him, humanity falls into doers and thinkers -- elves being elegant and timeless, conceptual and refined, abstract and beautiful while dwarves are practical and structural, hard-working and no-nonsense, down-to-earth smiths and makers. White-haired elven ninja, dressed in black. Definitely. (Shadow warriors?) From pirate dwarves to ninja elves ... |
