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14 CHARACTER TRAITS THAT YOUNG MEN LEARN FROM GOOD MEN
ironshrink.com ^ | Jan 12, 2015 | Shawn T. Smith

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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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: character; masculinity; men
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To: Kartographer

Those movies mentioned look pretty good, I’ll have to show them to my boys. Great article, great thread!


21 posted on 01/19/2015 12:08:36 PM PST by bigtoona
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To: ransomnote

bump


22 posted on 01/19/2015 12:09:44 PM PST by Senator_Blutarski
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To: Blueflag

The kids get taught early and understand later.

Thanks.


23 posted on 01/19/2015 12:14:37 PM PST by eyedigress
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To: bigtoona

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.


24 posted on 01/19/2015 12:33:34 PM PST by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: Kartographer

Duvall has a way of delivering lines that very few actors have ever had.


25 posted on 01/19/2015 1:12:43 PM PST by doorgunner69
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To: ransomnote

These are good traits for anyone aspiring to be an adult.


26 posted on 01/19/2015 1:36:32 PM PST by Nepeta
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To: eyedigress

Proverbs 22:6

Also Proverbs 27:17


27 posted on 01/19/2015 1:51:41 PM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
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22:6 Train a child in the way he should go...

22:17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge....
28 posted on 01/19/2015 2:06:51 PM PST by eyedigress
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To: Blueflag
27.17 As Iron sharpens Iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.....

29.26 Many seek the rulers favor but justice for man Comes from the Lord....

29 posted on 01/19/2015 2:13:02 PM PST by eyedigress
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To: Kartographer

All good movies.


30 posted on 01/19/2015 2:43:04 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: ransomnote
Learned about being a man from a MAN [my Father] who raised 8 Kids on a shoestring salary. A Vet of WW11 who served with the 101st ABN in France Holland And Belgium during the battle of the Bulge. Came Home Raised A family and was my inspiration to serve my country and volunteer even though my draft number would have kept me safe. Problem today is kids hero's are Music Fops and Film screen pseudo hero's.
31 posted on 01/19/2015 3:03:26 PM PST by ABN 505 (-)
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To: eyedigress

“Like”.


32 posted on 01/19/2015 3:49:32 PM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
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To: Blueflag

Yes


33 posted on 01/19/2015 3:54:23 PM PST by yldstrk
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To: Kartographer

Secondhand Lions — GREAT movie.


34 posted on 01/19/2015 3:56:10 PM PST by workerbee (The President of the United States is PUBLIC ENEMY #1)
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To: Blueflag

I want to thank you!

:^)


35 posted on 01/19/2015 4:44:58 PM PST by eyedigress
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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.


36 posted on 01/19/2015 4:48:20 PM PST by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts 2013 is 1933 REBORN)
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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.


37 posted on 01/19/2015 4:55:29 PM PST by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts 2013 is 1933 REBORN)
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