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“The samurai who is always in a state of readiness is not simply one who, when he encounters a situation, grasps the situation and knows how to deal with it it skillfully, on the basis of his experience. Rather it is a matter of considering carefully the way one should handle all kinds of situations before they actually occur, so when one does encounter a particular situation, one will be able to carry through the plan of action that one has thought out. Thus the Samurai who has thought everything out and set his heart with determination is what we call a Samurai who is always prepared.”