What purpose do you serve in other men\u2019s lives?<\/p>\n
Friendship? Competition? Watch each other\u2019s back? <\/p>\n
I propose there is one paramount, over riding all-important purpose that we are meant to be to one another and that is a purpose I learned in my Sterling men\u2019s group as a member of Men\u2019s Division International. Our purpose to one anohter is one of \u201cruthless compassion\u201d.<\/p>\n
Ruthless compassion is a state of being. It says \u201cno matter how uncomfortable it makes me, I\u2019m going to tell you what I see in you, and do my best to give you the truth, regardless of how ugly, beautiful or full of consequence it is.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ruthless compassion is putting the value of a man\u2019s life above his acceptance of you or his \u201cliking\u201d you.<\/p>\n
Ruthless compassion is saying \u201cI\u2019m scared, but here\u2019s the truth anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ruthless compassion says \u201cI care, and if telling you you\u2019re fucking up hurts, that\u2019s ok because I care too much to keep my mouth shut.\u201d<\/p>\n
Your gut knows whether this is true or not, doesn\u2019t it? Be careful how much you think about it. Once you accept the truth of it, there\u2019s no going back! Until next time, when you drink the water, remember the men who dug the well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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