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#007. We continue our series on manhood by talking about honor, the fourth of our 5 Marks of Manhood. For the first three Marks, we dealt with attributes that are more about the man as an individual. With these last two, we’re focusing more on how men relate to others. Since Tribesmen is meant to be understood and practiced in a group context, these last 2 Marks are really significant for us.
Honor is probably the most difficult of the Marks to define, because we use the word in a different way than most people use it today. We’re not talking about integrity or accolade. Instead, when a man has honor, we believe that means he represents his Tribe well.
Honor is about learning and living by a shared set of values among a group of men. It takes time to learn these things, and only with shared life experience can a man be deemed worthy of honor. A man who isn’t known to other men can’t be deemed honorable, because there isn’t anyone in his life to honor him.
We make an important distinction about how honor is still a neutral characteristic, and not about virtue. Men can receive honor from other men for things that the broader culture might consider dishonorable or even immoral. Honor isn’t inherently virtuous. The values men choose to uphold among one another are what make a man upstanding or disgraceful.
So why is honor a Mark of Manhood? Well, for most of history and in most cultures, men have naturally lived this way. It is only in our highly individualistic society that honor among men has become something of a lost trait. We believe it needs to be recovered. And the best way to do that, is by being part of a Tribe.
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We need your help! Help us get the word out about the Tribesmen Podcast by joining our email list. You can sign up at https://tribesmen.net. When you get our weekly email on Tuesday, forward it to another man in your life who you think would benefit from listening in each week.
Don’t forget to check out our resource you can download to help you get better at being a man in each of our 5 Marks. It’s called “How Manly Are You?” and it will help you measure your manhood in minutes. You can download it for free at tribesmen.net/manly.
Support the show (https://tribesmen.net/donate)
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By Don Ross & Shaun Sullivan#007. We continue our series on manhood by talking about honor, the fourth of our 5 Marks of Manhood. For the first three Marks, we dealt with attributes that are more about the man as an individual. With these last two, we’re focusing more on how men relate to others. Since Tribesmen is meant to be understood and practiced in a group context, these last 2 Marks are really significant for us.
Honor is probably the most difficult of the Marks to define, because we use the word in a different way than most people use it today. We’re not talking about integrity or accolade. Instead, when a man has honor, we believe that means he represents his Tribe well.
Honor is about learning and living by a shared set of values among a group of men. It takes time to learn these things, and only with shared life experience can a man be deemed worthy of honor. A man who isn’t known to other men can’t be deemed honorable, because there isn’t anyone in his life to honor him.
We make an important distinction about how honor is still a neutral characteristic, and not about virtue. Men can receive honor from other men for things that the broader culture might consider dishonorable or even immoral. Honor isn’t inherently virtuous. The values men choose to uphold among one another are what make a man upstanding or disgraceful.
So why is honor a Mark of Manhood? Well, for most of history and in most cultures, men have naturally lived this way. It is only in our highly individualistic society that honor among men has become something of a lost trait. We believe it needs to be recovered. And the best way to do that, is by being part of a Tribe.
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We need your help! Help us get the word out about the Tribesmen Podcast by joining our email list. You can sign up at https://tribesmen.net. When you get our weekly email on Tuesday, forward it to another man in your life who you think would benefit from listening in each week.
Don’t forget to check out our resource you can download to help you get better at being a man in each of our 5 Marks. It’s called “How Manly Are You?” and it will help you measure your manhood in minutes. You can download it for free at tribesmen.net/manly.
Support the show (https://tribesmen.net/donate)