Fia

[kawika@gol.com]

OK, Musashimaru is in his 13 year of sumo.  He is at the apex of the sport, 
keeping Taka company.  But none of his friends from islands are around anymore, 
not even Chad.  Do you think he could be getting tired of the sport?  He never 
did look fierce before, more like he is showing up, punching in the clock, 
fighting and heading to the ofuro.  After letting the last basho slip through 
his hands, are his spirits the same, neutral, or he is fired up to win the next 
time, or is he asking himself, "Am I 'pau' now?"  Selfishly I don't want him to 
leave, he is a role model for me, a foreigner in Japan, it is cool to see him 
participate in sumo.  But I have to wonder, is there a fire in his belly now or 
not?