This month we will be reading Michael Chabon's wonderful book, Manhood for Amateurs and exploring the world of men, in all its wonderful complexity and inspiration. For women, this will be an opportunity to explore your own assumptions and beliefs, and tio reignite your relationships with all the men in your life. For men, you will get to acknowledege and appreciate the gifts you bring to all your relationships -- with other guys, as well as the women in your life.
To get us started, here is a quote from Chabon:
"The handy thing about being a father is that the historic standard is so pitifully low. One day a few years back I took my youngest son to the market around the corner from our house in Berkeley, California, a town where, in my estimation, fathers generally do a passable job, with some fathers having been known to go a little overboard. I was holding my twenty-month old in one arm and unloading the shopping cart onto the checkout counter with the other. I don't remember what I was thinking about at the time, but it is as likely to have been the original 1979 jingle for Honey Nut Cheerios or nothing at all as it was the needs, demands, or ineffable wonder of my son."
We will learn more of this story, but to begin:
Man Question #1: What do men think about when they are in line? If you don't know, go ask one.
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My friend Cliff, who was sanding the metal railings in front of his house because the guys he paid to paint them didn't sand...
ReplyDeleteOK, so anyway, he says he mostly tries not to get impatient to have to wait in line; observes his surroundings -- people watching; thinks about anything but standing in line; and meditates. Not so different from what I do...