Monday 1 February 2021

You’re His Father







If you could write a rulebook for being a man, what "Man Law" would you write?


1Encourage children through play.
2Promote the best in people.
3Keep the sacred fire burning.
4Guard the women and children from harm.
5Confront the eternal adversary. 
6Build the crystal palace.
7Confront death with courage and return.
8Dare to cut down a tree.
9Offer your sons up as a sacrifice to God.
10Protect your daughters from exploitation.
11Store up wealth for the future.
12Consult the ancestral spirits.
13Read great books.
14Speak the truth about unpleasant things.
15Pay close attention.
16Make a worthy temple for the Lord.
17Keep the howling winds of winter at bay.
18Stand up for the oppressed.
19Be a prince of peace.
20Don’t be too civilized.
21Organize yourself with other men
22Be faithful to your wife.
23Be hospitable to friends and strangers.
24Rout the wolves and chase the lions so the shepherds can eat.
25Establish a destination – and a path.
26Bring heaven to earth.
27Take on the sins of the world.
28Dig the wells and mine the gold and copper.
29Gather everyone to the banquet.
30Grow up and take responsibility.
31Resist pride in all things.

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