I have respect for the ronin spirit. I believe that a ronin is a free spirit who tries to walk a path through life that most people would fear to encounter. I believe that a ronin usally acts alone, and only has followers if his or her intentions become popular. I assume that some individuals who try to rally for a new cause may have good intentions (and sometimes they generally are), but they usually attract disarray and chaos. I am a ronin in some aspects (just as all people are ronin on some level), because I don't share the same beliefs as most UT students on partying and socializing. Some people are ronin because of an unconventional religion or political belief that they have. As for challenging the government or the conventions of society (as most people would apply a ronin with), I would rather leave those conventions alone.