Food For Thought

Perkun · 4th March 2006, 04:56 AM

It is rather simple I suppose.
There will always be young men that love cold steel.

pakana · 4th March 2006, 10:00 AM

What an interesting debate to participate!All you gentlemen covered a theme that it is in the mind of every collector of bladed weapons.And after us what?Who will take our small or big collection?Is anyone,our children or anybody,will be interesting in that kind of stuff?
Especially for the keris collectors.If we believe that the keris is "possesed"by somekind of a spirit,if we leave this world (in many,many years from now!!) what is going to happen with this poor spirit?Or the beautiful work a blacksmith or empu had done?Lost for ever?Rust?
Maybe the collection thing is somekind of a vanity.When all your collection ends in a flea market...I dont know ..its kind of sad..

Rick · 4th March 2006, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Perkun

It is rather simple I suppose.
There will always be young men that love cold steel.

Well said Perkun ; I only hope that the *state* will still allow them to posess such items .

4th March 2006, 04:56 AM	#1
Perkun Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 45	It is rather simple I suppose. There will always be young men that love cold steel.

4th March 2006, 10:00 AM	#2
pakana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 74	What an interesting debate to participate!All you gentlemen covered a theme that it is in the mind of every collector of bladed weapons.And after us what?Who will take our small or big collection?Is anyone,our children or anybody,will be interesting in that kind of stuff? Especially for the keris collectors.If we believe that the keris is "possesed"by somekind of a spirit,if we leave this world (in many,many years from now!!) what is going to happen with this poor spirit?Or the beautiful work a blacksmith or empu had done?Lost for ever?Rust? Maybe the collection thing is somekind of a vanity.When all your collection ends in a flea market...I dont know ..its kind of sad..