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The word ‘place’ can both mislead and make us uncomfortable. I still think we should consider the ‘place’ of man and woman because it makes us reckon with something that demands attention. How to be a man or woman will always be a central feature of becoming who we are. And it’s something we need to figure out.
Think of any past hero or great person today. Being a man or a woman has been refined and developed in that person. Ever so gracefully and naturally, masculinity or femininity is a hallmark of the person’s life.
Human greatness always has the same essential features, such as the cardinal virtues. Yet at the same time, the wise have asserted that these virtues are lived differently by men and women. There is real difference even in the very ‘same’ things: a difference that is meaningful and beautiful, and life-giving. We might think of it as two distinct but complementary modes of human life. Each is equally human. And only through a recognition and living out of the difference will the fullness of human life be enacted.
But why is this difference so difficult to understand and enact? Perhaps if we consider that simply to live a truly human life is an arduous task, we will not be surprised that this too is arduous. A pre-Christian philosopher like Socrates saw that the richness of a good life demands a habit of rigorous reflection and examination. How to be a man or woman must be part and parcel of such examination.
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Think of any past hero or great person today. Being a man or a woman has been refined and developed in that person. Ever so gracefully and naturally, masculinity or femininity is a hallmark of the person’s life.
Human greatness always has the same essential features, such as the cardinal virtues. Yet at the same time, the wise have asserted that these virtues are lived differently by men and women. There is real difference even in the very ‘same’ things: a difference that is meaningful and beautiful, and life-giving. We might think of it as two distinct but complementary modes of human life. Each is equally human. And only through a recognition and living out of the difference will the fullness of human life be enacted.
But why is this difference so difficult to understand and enact? Perhaps if we consider that simply to live a truly human life is an arduous task, we will not be surprised that this too is arduous. A pre-Christian philosopher like Socrates saw that the richness of a good life demands a habit of rigorous reflection and examination. How to be a man or woman must be part and parcel of such examination.
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Discover Your Place as Man or Woman - LifeCraft
The word ‘place’ can both mislead and make us uncomfortable. I still think we should consider the ‘place’ of man and woman because it makes us reckon with something that demands attention. How to be a man or woman will always be a central feature of becoming who we are. And it’s something we...
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