Trying to Raise A Good Man.

Good men are not born.... they are raised! If the truth be known, there aren't many being raised anymore. This is because "society" is dead set against the attributes that are found in good men. You can see this in the entertainment, education, and peer influences that our children face. Why should I allow hollywood to encourage my son sleep with as many women as he can, with no sight of a moral compass around? Why should I allow my son to be swayed to be a liar or a cheat because his friends teach him that it is normal? Or why should I allow my son to be taught the secular philosophies of the current public education systems? (or for that matter allow them to set up role models like Charles Darwin or George Bernard Shaw instead real role models like George Washington or Thomas Jefferson!) I have blogged about the need to teach our children when they are young, in order to give them a strong foundation. I wish to share with you some of the things I try and will be trying to teach to my sons. ( I hope these things will give him the foundation strong enough to stand against all that the world will try to corrupt him with.)

1st Honesty,(what a building block) honesty brings so many blessings. It is the makings of honour, it makes you trustworthy, and shows you are credible. I truly do believe the saying "It is better to be trusted than to be loved." (David O. McKay) I hope that my son would make this his motto. It is hard not to love a son, even when they aren't obedient. But trust will bring endearment and even love.

2nd Chastity, not only for him personally, but I hope that I can instill in him the importantance of how to treat the gentler gender. Of all the things a man could steal in this world, the worst is the virtue of a young lady. It is the one thing you could never return! I would also try to show him in all my actions how he ought to be chivalrous. (a lost art.)

3rd faith, he needs to learn that there is a higher power than himself, this is why I would teach him about his father's faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. All of us will be lost until we come to a realization of Deity and our relationship to him. I believe that this would be the most important bit of knowledge I could impart to him. It will be the key for most of his interaction with the rest of humanitiy.

There are a whole host of other items I would love to teach him: Loyality, Kindness, Respectfulness, Cleanilness, and Charity. He should learn those things which are worth fighting for: Wife, Children,Life, Liberty, Property, and every other God given right, including the freedom to worship God. There seems like so much to share and yet so little time to do it in. I guess the best part about trying to raise a good man, is making sure I set a good example.