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    1. I have used this thought before: our kids are third generation wusses and liberals.

      My generation was educated by recovering hippies and draft dodgers (baby boomers). My generation continued that process (Gen X).

      I work every day to teach my kids responsibility, integrity, and honor, while avoiding those words. Its a struggle, not because of my kids (they are good, decent people), but because they get their 8-hour lessons in liberalology at the local commune each day. Oldest has figured it out. My youngest is close, but still a work in progress.

      1. Different things for different ages. I remember when some of the same criticisms we make about millennials were made about gen-x.

        What I’ve noticed is that as we mature as people, we tend to “fall back” on the principles ingrained in us by those we respected in our early years. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve become far more like my grandfather than any liberal college professor.

        Set the bedrock for them to stand on, and realize that sometimes they have to learn to stand on their own.

  3. As a testament to our times…
    “We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.”
    C.S. Lewis
    This is from CS Lewis’ The Abolition of Man written/published in 1942/1943. Consider the going-on’s of this time in history

  5. Excellent article, I will share this with my 16 year old grandson! He already has Honor and Disci pline,he just does not know it. This article may cement it in his mind. Thank you !

  8. Back in the 90’s I was on a subway when a medical emergency took place. A woman, drunk or high, dove head first into the metal bench and it opened a 4” slice on her forehead, right down to the bone. It parted and was about 1-2 inches wide. After I started basic first aid, I looked around me and saw that the subway car what was 80% full had somehow crammed themselves into the furthest section of the car, somehow fitting in about 10 square ft.

    Like my Drill Sargent , and every DS since the dawn of time has said: you never rise to your expectations, you fall to your level of training.

  9. Good article. One place to start getting honor is the BIBLE. You know that it stands for basic instructions before leaving earth. There is more honor, knowledge, understanding, and wisdom there than anywhere else. Living as our GREAT GOD wants us is living with honor and love. I agree, discipline is the key to living, and I mean living good. Thanks for the reminder.

  10. About time someone wrote an article that is not just bragging about all the fictitious “ stuff” that they have with no proof of having any of it. This article actually has honor. Thank you.

  13. YES, WE HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT THE MOST RECENT THEMES BEING PUBLISHED ARE STRONGLY CONCERNING PEOPLE AND NOT JUST THINGS, CONCERNING CHARACTER AND NOT JUST METHODS, CONCERNING PRINCIPLES AND NOT JUST FORMULAS, INTEGRITY AND NOT JUST STYLES, HONESTY AND NOT JUST TECHNIQUES ,,,,,

    IT;S SO VERY GOOD AND HEARTENING TO NOT BE ALONE AFTER THESE MANY YEARS.
    IT MIUST NEEDS TO BE PEOPLE VERUS BEANS EVERYTIME!

    THANKS FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOUR COURAGE AND YOUR STRONG SENSE OF PERSONAL HONOR. YOU ARE STRONGLY PROVEN AS A LEADER
    HOO RA

  15. JD..
    Wonderful piece!
    One thing though, If left-wingers and other idiots hear that their promises of perfection through laziness and carelessness are being ridiculed, you will have hurt their feelings!
    My heart bleeds for them…

  16. Absolutely the best article I have read on Survivialblog. I screenshot it and plan to use it in lessons with my children next week. Thank you to the author.

    Be blessed.

  18. So what constitutes failure of honor or in other words a character flaw? Of course it’s easy to start with the 7 deadly sins, but how about something a little more specific? Now I want to say that I point these out because I am guilty of more than I like, but I work at improving it.

    1.Do I mock millennials, yup. Way too often.
    2. Have I ever waited for a crowd to gather around my preacher before volunteering.. yup, but I make a point of not doing it now.
    3. Have I ever put on a nice dress/suit for church because X would be there? Thank god, no on the dress 😉
    4. If donations are more than normal do I “accidentally” let the person next to me see it? Been a few times but that was a while ago.
    5. Do I deduct charity from my taxes? No, otherwise it’s not charity to me.
    6. Have I told a police officer that I wasn’t speeding when I know I was? Yup, but I have since learned that cruise control is my friend.
    7. Do I order around or talk down to people in “service” positions to make my self feel more important? No. I’ve done that kind of work, see it all the time, and I truly hate it.
    8.do I think I’m better than others because I’m more prepared than sum…. still thinking on that one, evidence supports both answers.

    Like the author points out, good character, honor, discipline can all be developed and improved on. But before any of that can take place, an honest inventory of oneself is needed.

    1. Excuse me, but did you have some reason for not capitalizing the word “God”? I have noticed that many people have stopped capitalizing the word “Bible” also.

      We capitalize the proper names of persons, places and things. God is a divine person. The word “bible” means book, but as The book, it is capitalized as “Bible.” If you say, I’m reading the Bible, no one asks what the title of the book is.

      1. Yes, and it was intentional.

        I capitalize God when I am specifically referring to God, I do not capitalize God, in a phrase such as I used it. “Thank, god” because it was used as humor in that case, and not specifically as a noun. If I capitalized it, it would have been disrespectful from my perspective. But that’s just my opinion.

  19. I’ve read this article about six or seven times, and I must say that I agree with every point made. But as a veteran, I find the examples of discipline interesting. If I were to summarize or define discipline it would be: doing crap you really don’t want to do, and no one in their right mind would do, because it’s the right thing to do.

    Here’s an example that just about everyone that’s served has gone through: standing front gate guard duty, when the locals that you are protecting, that you missed thanksgiving and Christmas with your family to protect, are waving signs, screaming baby killer, and literally spitting in your face. Discipline is: no matter how many times you have thought about it, you don’t drive the butt of your rifle into their face.

  20. R, I agree with you 100%. I am finding it harder these days of not “teaching” idiots about respect. I have taught all of my boys, and so far they do respect others and are responsible for the most part. We live in lost world, I pray for our Savior to come soon.

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