These are comments by Ray Arata and Martin Marks on the post “How Boston Teaches Us About Purpose“.
Ray Arata said:
In answering his life changing wake up call which was the loss of his two children, Carlos modeled how a man can transcend one of his most painful life moments into heart felt purposeful service of others.
It often takes moments like these to “wake up” to who we are and what we are meant to do. What strikes me about Carlos was that his “instinct” to act came from his heart … with no time to think … and thus defining him as a true man.
Martin Marks said:
What strikes me the most about the way in which Carlos responded to this “purpose moment” is that it came from a deep place within him that is way beyond the rational mind and any conscious decision to step forward or backward — into the moment or away from it to a place of safety.
So I’m left wondering “How do we nurture that part of ourselves that will step into the danger when all our senses may say RUN?” For Carlos did it come from the tragedies he’s already faced and found a way to move forward in his life? OR is this a trait that some men get and others don’t – kind of like blue eyes or brown eyes?
There are examples of this type of heroism or as Chris says “a response to a purpose moment” that can be seen all around us, sometimes in very small and rather unseen acts, to this type of a huge act of courage in the face of great adversity. Wouldn’t it be refreshing to see this type of event highlighted in the media rather that Justin Bieber’s recent concert tantrum! Is this the face of masculinity in 2013 and if so what does that say about us as men?
So what will I do when faced with the opportunity to touch this deeper place and “step up” — will I be ready for the moment and jump in? As we continue to “wake up” to the Mature Masculine that lives within each of us I hope this becomes the norm!”
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