-The world is a big place, my son. There is more to see than you have time for. The lands are vast and the people are too many. Go into this world and make waves. It may not seem so, but your influence will have far reaching effects on the history of mankind. You may never know how or why, but it will happen. Live your life knowing that people will speak about you throughout the generations. It is up to you to dictate the words they say. Wake up every morning and make real the pleasant dream you just had. As long as you know that there is no difference between your dreams and your reality, life won't get too hard for you.
-You will be a man, so be strong. Ready your body for any situation that may arise, be it battle, a fight, or a long journey. Your body is the vessel that houses your heart and your mind. Make it an impenetrable fortress. A man can be a man without strength, but he will be a lesser man than you.
-Be a lover of women. Love them as if they were the spark that makes your heart beat. Love the pretty ones, the charming ones, and the virtuous ones. Be a connoisseur of women. They are as different as the flowers in this world. Do not surround yourself with cynical, bitter hags. They will darken your skies and poison the rivers. They are alone for a reason. Tell the pretty women they're charming, tell the charming women they're pretty, and tell the virtuous women nothing. They already know what they are, and they already know their worth. Give them all attention, affection, and a smile. Always ask them about their day. Give them every respect and every courtesy, But never give them everything you are. They need to know that there is something they don't know about you. This is not to say that you must deceive them or entrap them. Just have secrets about yourself that only you know. Make them earn the knowledge. Women, just like men, do not appreciate anything they didn't earn or work very hard for. They will tempt you and provoke you. They will anger you and lie to you. They will trick you and change their wants and needs at least once a week. They will appear to do this because women and men don't speak the same language. But if you know this going in, you won't be thrown completely off balance.
-A women that loves you should bring the world to your feet. And if you love her the way she loves you, you will take it, take out the rotten parts, make it more beautiful, and present it right back to her. To love her, she should have a mind of her own, but like yours. A path parallel to yours, not the same one. She will forgive you your faults and make you strive to be a better man. She will encourage your creative mind, and help you focus your wild ideas. But love is made of fire, and fire dies without space to breath. A woman in love doesn't always know it, but she needs time away from you. She can't miss what's always there, and a woman needs to miss a man on occasion. Be very careful who you fall in love with, my son. The right woman will make you feel good while she's there, and the wrong woman will make you feel awful long after she's gone.Pay attention when they speak, women hide things deep in their language. You must speak their tongue and decipher the coded signals to root out the wants, needs, suspicions and resentments lurking deep in their hearts.
- God resides in your heart, not your mind, I believe. Follow your heart. It may, on occasion steer you wrong, but it's certainly more dependable then your mind. A weak mind can be tricked, so steel it with intellect, reason, and understanding. Study history. The histories of people and cultures will teach you things you will never learn on your own, and save you from making mistakes that people have made before you. Study different languages. People need to communicate with one another, and learning languages will make you the mediator and solver of many problems. Sciences are crucial to understanding the world around you. From animal husbandry to mathematics, psychology to physics, zoology to astronomy, science will open new ideas and paths to your dreams. But never forget the arts. Art is life set in the senses. You must experience artists' lives through their music, painting, photography, sculpture, dance and more. Arts can change the world. Long ago, idealists who were educated, cultured and most of all, wise, opened a new way of thinking called the Renaissance. Sciences, Arts, Politics, and even religion were changed forever and for the better. Be intelligent. Be learned. You will have advantages and access to information that the ignorant will never have. You will see the uneducated, even the ones that try to pass themselves off as experts in their field. Do not look down upon them or condescend to their inferior wit. Help them become better people. If intellect, reason and understanding are part of your mind, then passion, will, and wisdom are part of your heart. Hearts are intuitive and without reason, but at least they are true and without malice. God will provide you with choices, and you will make the wrong ones from time to time, but your mind will learn and your heart will mend.
-Finally, if you are blessed, you will have a family. Teach your son to be a man. Teach him the knowledge I passed on to you, and teach him the lessons you've learned. Tell him what it is to be a man. Do not let him become spoiled, arrogant, disrespectful, or cynical. A man is none of these things. He is a symbol to boys. A hero to women, and loves the world and should aim to leave it a better place then when he arrived.
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