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“But perhaps more important, as someone wishing to make a comment or two about contemporary life and values, I don't have to dig through libraries or travel to exotic lands to arrive at a view of our modern situation refracted through the lens of the preindustrial world, or the uncommercialized, unfranchised, perhaps unsanitized-and therefore supposedly more "authentic"-perspective ofthe Third World. Very simply, this is because that "other" world, as alien as if separated by centuries in time, is the one from which I came”
― The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
― The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
“As I entered this world, I would leave behind the nurturing of my family and my home, but in another sense I would take their protection with me. The lessons I had learned, the feelings of groundedness and belonging that have been woven into my character there, would be my companions on the journey.”
― The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
― The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
“A person doesn't have to change who he is to become better.”
― The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
― The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
“...you know?”
― The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
― The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
“I don't mean to be like some old guy from the olden days who says, "I walked thirty miles to school every morning, so you kids should too." That's a statement born of envy and resentment. What I'm saying is something quite different. What I'm saying is that by having very little, I had it good. Children need a sense of pulling their own weight, of contributing to the family in some way, and some sense of the family's interdependence. They take pride in knowing that they're contributing. They learn responsibility and discipline through meaningful work. The values developed within a family that operates on those principles then extend to the society at large. By not being quite so indulged and "protected" from reality by overflowing abundance, children see the bonds that connect them to others.”
― The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
― The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
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