Vanessa continued. “Other people let fear control every aspect of their lives. From what they do for work to how they act and even who they marry. It’s a common comment these days for people to say silly things like, ‘well, I’m this old now so this is what I’m supposed to be doing.’” She smiled. “Can you imagine giving up the freedom to choose your own destiny?”Jimmy frowned. “Well, actually, yeah. I kinda feel like I don’t have any control over my destiny right now.”“I know it’s felt that way,” said Vanessa. “Given everything that you’ve been exposed to. Everyone who wants to harm you. You feel like all you’re doing right now is running, isn’t that right?”“Yeah, exactly. I mean, here you are telling me that I’m part of this warrior thing and yet I feel like I’m a prisoner because other people want to kill me for being someone I've never even known I was.”“They want to kill you because of what you represent, Jimmy. And that is the notion that a person can live and truly be free. Those in power are in power precisely because they oppress others and keep them from realizing that possibility. Being what you are – what you’re being trained to be – you represent a serious threat to that control they have.”“But you’re a warrior, too. So is Hideaki.”Vanessa nodded. “Indeed we are. But you are something we are not.”Jimmy sighed. “The last in the lineage, I know.”“Your bloodline runs back many, many generations, Jimmy. And every ancestor you’ve had has been just as you are now.”
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