My Views on Traditional Japanese Lifestyle

While I don’t pretend to be a student of traditional Japanese lifestyles I do know enough to have formed some opinions on it and how it relates to the Master/slave relationship.  I find the two similar in many respects in the way they exist. The man is the Only head of the household, or Master if you will, and the family forms a hierarchy below him.  If there are sons present they follow the Master when they are age appropriate and are trained to do so. Women come after sons and become the "slaves" of the household, although very important parts of it as well. The wife of the Master comes first in that hierarchy followed by the daughters. While traditional Japanese culture tended to be very extreme compared to today’s standards it also held a significant message to the way I believe a Master/slave relationship should be managed..  I believe that hierarchy should be in place and followed to a degree.. There is a reason that traditional Japanese lifestyle lasted successfully for almost 900 years before it started to become more westernized, and that’s simply because it worked well.. Masters were devoted to their families and their families were devoted to their Master without exception.  It was simply the way things were.. The wife while thought to take the position of the main slave in the family and performed in a true dedicated and slave-like manner was also a prized possession of the Master of the house. She was responsible for all things regarding the house, children and family matters, and she did so to her Masters expectations and without question. It is how I believe a Master/slave relationship should work as well to a great degree.. While in today’s world it can not and should not be anywhere near as extreme, I believe it can serve as the basis for a proper Master/slave relationship that runs as I believe it should.  There is a very distinct dicipline, respect, dedication and devotion in the traditional Japanese lifestyle that goes both ways, and I belive those things should exist in a Master/slave relationship as well and, in fact, are necessary for the relationship to grow properly.