"Men are recognizing that they have been forced to conform to a very narrow and rather two-dimensional picture of maleness and manhood that they have never had the freedom to question." - Andrew Cohen
freedom to question…
obedience to leaders…
"In schools all over the world, little boys learn that their country is the greatest in the world, and the highest honor that could befall them would be to defend it heroically someday. The fact that empathy has traditionally been conditioned out of boys facilitates their obedience to leaders who order them to kill strangers."... Continue Reading →
darkness of self-righteousness
"Without dialogue, we will have to walk in the darkness of self-righteousness." Iranian-born peace scholar Majid Tehranian “Men are at war with each other because each man is at war with himself.” - Francis Meehan
man afraid of the light…
Who is more foolish, the child afraid of the dark or the man afraid of the light? - Maurice Freehill In a profound sense every man has two halves to his being; he is not one person so much as two persons trying to act in unison. I believe that in the heart of each... Continue Reading →
sway over birth…
“Men like war: they do not hold much sway over birth, so they make up for it with death. Unlike women, men menstruate by shedding other people's blood.” - Lucy Ellman
men forget…
“Men forget but never forgive. Women forgive but never forget.” - Unknown “I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like... Continue Reading →
worse than mother nature…
“People are trying to decide whether the man-made disaster is worse than Mother Nature's disaster.” - Larry Sabato
most men…
“Most men act so tough and strong on the outside because on the inside, we are scared, weak, and fragile. Men, not women, are the weaker sex.” - Jerry Rubin
more valuable…
“Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice” - Unknown (November dedicated to MEN & FATHER quotes, since these are more valuable to me at this crossroad in life.)
empowerment & inner transformation... 