"Sai as a person" It fits with Shintoist believes; Sai was always a kami, a spirit, that infused Hikaru with a love for Go and helped him to come into his potential. Sai was never a person, he is a the spirit of an ancestor. That is why letting Sai play through Hikaru is not as wrong as it seems to a westerner. It would be the same if Hikaru had been inspired by a beautiful tree.
15 is young yes, but that is the moment you can start to become independent. At 20 he'll be officially an adult, so it's good he finds his path before then. And anyway, it's not like he's leaving home just yet!
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It fits with Shintoist believes; Sai was always a kami, a spirit, that infused Hikaru with a love for Go and helped him to come into his potential. Sai was never a person, he is a the spirit of an ancestor. That is why letting Sai play through Hikaru is not as wrong as it seems to a westerner. It would be the same if Hikaru had been inspired by a beautiful tree.
15 is young yes, but that is the moment you can start to become independent. At 20 he'll be officially an adult, so it's good he finds his path before then. And anyway, it's not like he's leaving home just yet!
Re: The End
Hikaru seems fairly robust - he's had to be - but I can't help thinking about people I know of this age, or knew at this age and its not always easy.
If I was more knowledgeable about different religions I'd try to write a Narnia-Spirited Away crossover - I'd love to see that done properly.
Relating monotheism cannot have been simple.