Posted on 01/19/2015 10:24:46 AM PST by ransomnote
It seems that men aren’t very popular these days. There are books o’plenty on the shortcomings and irrelevancy of men. There are songs, and websites, and fabricated stories about bad, bad men. We’re in the midst of a gender war, and men are squarely in the crosshairs of a few tetchy man-scolders.
Despite the ruckus, most people seem disinterested in quarreling with the opposite sex. There are very few gender warriors outside academia and a few circles of the media. I think that’s because most people simply want to have fun and enjoy good relationships. If so, that strikes me as the wiser way to live.
Still, something important gets obscured in the steady stream of anti-male sentiment: the fact that most men actually strive to be good.
I know this because my job allows me to witness the inner workings of people’s lives and relationships. It is a humbling privilege, and I’m frequently struck by how important it is for people—men and women—to do good deeds and treat each other with kindness.
For men, that includes teaching boys about character. We don’t talk about it much. We should probably talk about it more. Regardless, I can assure you that the impulse to mentor is alive and well in men.
Here, then, are fourteen uplifting traits that fathers, coaches, teachers, and bosses pass from one generation of men to the next.
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Those movies mentioned look pretty good, I’ll have to show them to my boys. Great article, great thread!
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The kids get taught early and understand later.
Thanks.
Secondhand Lions - Uncle Hub’s speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duu0bCkSlUo
Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things that a man needs to believe in the most: that people are basically good; that honor, courage, and virtue mean everything; that power and money, money and power mean nothing; that good always triumphs over evil; that love, true love, never dies... No matter if they’re true or not, a man should believe in those things because those are the things worth believing in. Part of Hub’s famous ‘what every boy needs to know about being a man ‘speech.
Duvall has a way of delivering lines that very few actors have ever had.
These are good traits for anyone aspiring to be an adult.
Proverbs 22:6
Also Proverbs 27:17
29.26 Many seek the rulers favor but justice for man Comes from the Lord....
All good movies.
“Like”.
Yes
Secondhand Lions — GREAT movie.
I want to thank you!
:^)
I was cruising netflick and came across Duvall in “Once upon a time in Mexico” or something like that. It was okay - but it had a good lesson that perhaps many of us should lighten up a bit, take risks, and enjoy life.
My rules in life that have been passed down to my kids.
Life isn’t fair. That was ingrained when they were VERY little. Sometimes on purpose.
Nothing is easy. At least in dealing with problems. Know that ahead of time and you won’t get frustrated and give up.
It’s always something. And of course, once you get things figured out - it goes bad again. But - keep after it.
God is Sovereign. Inspite of the unfairness and difficulty in life, somehow, God is in control, and trust in Him. At about the age of 10 or so I would tell them that you can’t always trust people - including your mom or dad, to do the right thing. And we can’t always be there for you. But God will be there. Always.
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