“In the absence of elders, the impetuosity of youth becomes the slow death of the community.” Jed Diamond takes his grandson on a rite of passage.
Why Aren’t More Older Men Showing Up For Younger Men?
August 1, 2012 by 14 Comments
Rick Belden shares some of his thoughts on why elders seem to be largely absent from the lives and experience of younger men.
“I love that my dad was the strongest man I knew, but my most touching memory of him was seeing him cry when we had to put my grandmother in a nursing home after she had a really bad stroke.”
June 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This comment by Jennifer on 25 Failsafe* Rules for Dads Raising Daughters.
The Elders in Our Lives
March 17, 2012 by 9 Comments
It is said that children are our most valuable resource, and maybe in a country this young and energetic we do like to emphasize the future. But I say, let’s look to those with a past.
Coming to Terms with an Absence of Elders
March 7, 2012 by 21 Comments
Rick Belden reflects on the lack of male leadership in his life and what he is doing to change that for the upcoming generation.
How Do I Know I’m a Good Man?
August 2, 2010 by 10 Comments
Bennett Schneider, vlogging on the “post-modern American mishmash”—goodness, elders, rituals, and shrimp.
“What troubled me was hearing the Hmong testimony dismissed because it didn’t follow the belief system of non-natives.”
This is a comment by Ty Nolan on the post “Goodbye, Radiolab: The Fact of the Matter of Storytelling”.