[Industrialblog,
November 7, 2006]
20 things for a man to "get" before 40. Items 16-20.
Before age 40, a man should "get":
20. Baptized. Seriously. It's a sacrament that connects you with the nature of Christ and helps prevent you from growing up a heathen rooting about in the earth for grubs and thinking that a bone through your nose is the height of fashion. If you're Jewish, get Bar-Mitzvahed.
19. Over the idea that "300 before you're 30. Some men accomplish the 300 before 30; they never benefit from it. Well before you get near triple figures, you should have "gotten" clued in that the love of one woman is better than the indiscriminate spreading of your precious body fluids among the heathen.
18. An education. Not necessarily a degree. But you should familiarize yourself with the basics of the thought humans had before you, that you may become a civilized man and not root about in the earth for grubs, brag about 300 before 30, and put a bone through your nose.
17. Good at your job. Note that you first need to get a job. Now, become good at it. Solve one problem at a time until solving these problems become second nature. Ten years of steady work at your profession or trade will eventually make you good at it, and this will give you an enormous sense of accomplishment, even a lifelong one. Failure to master a trade or profession will make you an eternal boy.
16. In the best shape you can. At least once in your lifetime, you should push your body to the limit. You should know just what you're capable of — know in your heart that you can go a long time after you're tired. Whether training for a marathon, biking a "century" (100 miles) or finding out just how much you can bench press, you'll develop a sense of accomplishment if you've at least once gotten in great shape. Try to stay in shape, but don't feel bad if you don't.
20. Baptized. Seriously. It's a sacrament that connects you with the nature of Christ and helps prevent you from growing up a heathen rooting about in the earth for grubs and thinking that a bone through your nose is the height of fashion. If you're Jewish, get Bar-Mitzvahed.
19. Over the idea that "300 before you're 30. Some men accomplish the 300 before 30; they never benefit from it. Well before you get near triple figures, you should have "gotten" clued in that the love of one woman is better than the indiscriminate spreading of your precious body fluids among the heathen.
18. An education. Not necessarily a degree. But you should familiarize yourself with the basics of the thought humans had before you, that you may become a civilized man and not root about in the earth for grubs, brag about 300 before 30, and put a bone through your nose.
17. Good at your job. Note that you first need to get a job. Now, become good at it. Solve one problem at a time until solving these problems become second nature. Ten years of steady work at your profession or trade will eventually make you good at it, and this will give you an enormous sense of accomplishment, even a lifelong one. Failure to master a trade or profession will make you an eternal boy.
16. In the best shape you can. At least once in your lifetime, you should push your body to the limit. You should know just what you're capable of — know in your heart that you can go a long time after you're tired. Whether training for a marathon, biking a "century" (100 miles) or finding out just how much you can bench press, you'll develop a sense of accomplishment if you've at least once gotten in great shape. Try to stay in shape, but don't feel bad if you don't.