It seems kind of unfair that being blind, Hodr was tricked by Loki into killing Baldr, and then, Hodr, was killed by Vali. It doesn't seem there was any malice in Hodr killing his brother.
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Thanks, I kind of thought that since Vali grew to full size within one day, but wasn't sure. It did seem like a knee-jerk reaction. I know after his causing the death of Baldr the gods "had it up to here" with Loki.
Btw, yes I've always been drawn to a few of the Norse gods: Thor and Baldr in particular, especially Thor. Along with Hanuman, he's a symbol of strength for me.
First off, thanks for your service.
I wear a Mjolnir pendant and a Hanuman pendant on silver chains. For someone leaning towards Buddhism, I have a bit of a martial streak in me. That is, I honor and revere all the representations of righteous warfare and struggle, especially if it's internal struggle... the Spartans; Hanuman; Thor; Guan yu, a Taoist deity erroneously know as the "god of war", rather, he's warrior protector of police and Buddhism; Xuan wu, another Taoist warrior deity.
Appreciate it brother.
I always say a warrior hates war as much or more than everybody else, but does what needs to be done with a strong sense of courage, honor, duty. To take it to a spiritual level you must embody those virtues and perfect them...and definitely apply them to internal and external struggle both.
Fight against the hurtful, deceiving, cruel, oppressive with your words and actions, body and mind. Whether it's thoughts or people, inner or outer demons.