What is it like to be a 'man of honor'?
To be a 'man of your word'? To always know what's right - and how to uphold it? To know it instinctively - instantly? To be a 'man of dignity'? Of 'respect'?
Of honor...
I remember someone said to me once that, "A man of honor is one who has the courage to do the right thing, when it's easier not to."
Am i a 'man of honor'? A 'man of my word'?
no......
....it shames me to admit it.
Bono.
Muhammad Ali.
Nelson Mandela.
Gandhi.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Bhagat Singh.
...were they all 'men of honor'? I'd like to believe so. They're men i admire....aspire to be like....'someday'.
Living an 'honorable' life, above all, has got to be the toughest thing anyone could do. It's so easy to live dishonorably, and never even admit it.....forget to others - not even to yourself.
What is it like to live a 'valiant' life? What is it like to live a 'full' and 'complete' life?
Who is a 'man of honor'?
Is he someone who never fails? Never makes mistakes? Never veers from 'the path'? Never ill-treats anyone? Never bad mouths anyone? Is never...'weak'? Never has moments of weakness? Moments of bad judgement? Moments when things were hazy?
....i don't think so. That's just an 'ideal' we live by.
Bono.
Muhammad Ali.
Nelson Mandela.
Gandhi.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Bhagat Singh.
All of these men have been weak, made bad choices...bad judgements...been 'bad people' in the conventional sense at some point in their lives - but what makes them who they are is that undaunting spirit....that will in them to 'make a difference' - in others' lives.
You might be weak, stupid, might have made mistakes, might even be a 'bad' person (in the conventional sense)...but everyone gets a chance to make amends. To 'go beyond this'. To 'turn the corner'. Everyone does...and that 'doing' is taken to a different level when it's 'doing' for others. Forgetting yourself in others...in what you do for them. What you can do for them...how much of yourself you can give to them...how much of a difference you can make in their lives...in one life-time.
You only have time enough to live one life...ofcourse, you can experience 'many lifetimes' within this one...but the experience of it all is enriched in experiencing life through the eyes of another...seeing a different perspective....on life....and sometimes on yourself. Enriching yourself. Growing yourself. Investing in yourself...and in building friendships....relationships....good... all around you. To believe that - to know that 'THAT' is what you were meant to do. Then again, not necessarily...but to just live life for people other than yourself. In making a choice as hard as that, is when you have access to the doorway of 'honor'...because it isn't about 'you' anymore. It's about people around you...your family, your friends, your colleagues...and not necessarily just your own....but 'people' you meet in life.
Living an honorable life comes from wanting to do so. From wanting to hold yourself accountable - and not others pointing that out to you.
Being true to your word - doing what you'll say you'll do - when you say you'll do it.
Being honest. It's tough, sometimes it's gut wrenching to stand by the truth - more so because you have to face your own demons...and uglier truths about yourself - but standing by the truth is honorable. It's difficult - but it's honorable.
And living an honorable life is also about loving - yourself, the people around you and 'life' itself.
"Life's a bitch. And we're married to it." That's one way of looking at it.
Things can be as simple as you want them to be or as complicated as you make them out to be - same with life. Most of us spend too much time concentrating on deciphering this complicated, $10 Trillion code called 'life'. It really isn't that complex you know?
Tell the truth, love the people around you, don't wantonly cause anybody harm or hurt - it's pretty simple.
The difficult part is in accepting the 'simplicity of life' :)
....how i wish i was a child again....running up and down the beach in miramar....eating bhutta and chat...sitting on the beach in the evening....watching the moon and people walk past langorously....feeling the breeze...smiling...holding hands with my mum or granny....
Living with honor is sometimes about that degree of simplicity.
Seeing the world through the eyes of a child.....
To be a 'man of your word'? To always know what's right - and how to uphold it? To know it instinctively - instantly? To be a 'man of dignity'? Of 'respect'?
Of honor...
I remember someone said to me once that, "A man of honor is one who has the courage to do the right thing, when it's easier not to."
Am i a 'man of honor'? A 'man of my word'?
no......
....it shames me to admit it.
Bono.
Muhammad Ali.
Nelson Mandela.
Gandhi.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Bhagat Singh.
...were they all 'men of honor'? I'd like to believe so. They're men i admire....aspire to be like....'someday'.
Living an 'honorable' life, above all, has got to be the toughest thing anyone could do. It's so easy to live dishonorably, and never even admit it.....forget to others - not even to yourself.
What is it like to live a 'valiant' life? What is it like to live a 'full' and 'complete' life?
Who is a 'man of honor'?
Is he someone who never fails? Never makes mistakes? Never veers from 'the path'? Never ill-treats anyone? Never bad mouths anyone? Is never...'weak'? Never has moments of weakness? Moments of bad judgement? Moments when things were hazy?
....i don't think so. That's just an 'ideal' we live by.
Bono.
Muhammad Ali.
Nelson Mandela.
Gandhi.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Bhagat Singh.
All of these men have been weak, made bad choices...bad judgements...been 'bad people' in the conventional sense at some point in their lives - but what makes them who they are is that undaunting spirit....that will in them to 'make a difference' - in others' lives.
You might be weak, stupid, might have made mistakes, might even be a 'bad' person (in the conventional sense)...but everyone gets a chance to make amends. To 'go beyond this'. To 'turn the corner'. Everyone does...and that 'doing' is taken to a different level when it's 'doing' for others. Forgetting yourself in others...in what you do for them. What you can do for them...how much of yourself you can give to them...how much of a difference you can make in their lives...in one life-time.
You only have time enough to live one life...ofcourse, you can experience 'many lifetimes' within this one...but the experience of it all is enriched in experiencing life through the eyes of another...seeing a different perspective....on life....and sometimes on yourself. Enriching yourself. Growing yourself. Investing in yourself...and in building friendships....relationships....good... all around you. To believe that - to know that 'THAT' is what you were meant to do. Then again, not necessarily...but to just live life for people other than yourself. In making a choice as hard as that, is when you have access to the doorway of 'honor'...because it isn't about 'you' anymore. It's about people around you...your family, your friends, your colleagues...and not necessarily just your own....but 'people' you meet in life.
Living an honorable life comes from wanting to do so. From wanting to hold yourself accountable - and not others pointing that out to you.
Being true to your word - doing what you'll say you'll do - when you say you'll do it.
Being honest. It's tough, sometimes it's gut wrenching to stand by the truth - more so because you have to face your own demons...and uglier truths about yourself - but standing by the truth is honorable. It's difficult - but it's honorable.
And living an honorable life is also about loving - yourself, the people around you and 'life' itself.
"Life's a bitch. And we're married to it." That's one way of looking at it.
Things can be as simple as you want them to be or as complicated as you make them out to be - same with life. Most of us spend too much time concentrating on deciphering this complicated, $10 Trillion code called 'life'. It really isn't that complex you know?
Tell the truth, love the people around you, don't wantonly cause anybody harm or hurt - it's pretty simple.
The difficult part is in accepting the 'simplicity of life' :)
....how i wish i was a child again....running up and down the beach in miramar....eating bhutta and chat...sitting on the beach in the evening....watching the moon and people walk past langorously....feeling the breeze...smiling...holding hands with my mum or granny....
Living with honor is sometimes about that degree of simplicity.
Seeing the world through the eyes of a child.....
check out this site .... i dunno if it brings back memories of childhood for u ... but for us it did ... i even teared up with joy :)