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That's great; I agree with everything you say. Half of my b*ing about this
stuff is letting off steam so I can concentrate on living. And, you're
right. A guy I work with takes a great interest and involvement with the
raising of his kids, and I encourage him as much as I can because I know
how important it is. And you hit the nail on the head when you say there's
too much shuffling of blame in this country anymore. The word "honor" is
either almost forgotten in this society, or been distorted into a
meaningless joke. Yet men risked their lives and did what couldn't have
been possible for the sake of honour.
In a little valley in Greece, there's a plaque I wish to see someday. On
it is engraved, in Greek (I assume), "Go tell the Spartans, passerby, that
here, obedient to their law, we lie". 300 men held off 10,000 in that
little valley of Thermopylae, and died rather than abandon the body of
their king, whom they were sworn ("honor") to protect. This isn't a fairy
story; that noble point of view was once *everyday* common sense.
Sometimes it was called "manhood" (before that fell into disrepute); a man
doesn't run, doesn't lie, doesn't back out when he's given his word, and
takes care of himself and his own or he's not a man but some crawling
creature in mannish form. The Romans of the Republic had a word for it;
veritas (virtue). It is not easy or fun, or even very rewarding. Simply
necessary for a society to thrive.
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