GAMBATTE................

Remember the word “rambling” in my blog title? Well, here you go;

I first heard the term gambatte (kudasai) back when I was studying Judo. At first, I had no idea what it meant. It was later explained to me that it meant; “don’t give up” or keep pushing through all adversity.

Now I must admit that I am no fan of Larry the Cable Guy, but it dawned on me the other day that gambatte is now used in a colloquial style just like, “Git’er done”. Go figure. I guess the sentiment is just global in its very implication………………