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August 05, 2005
The measure of a man
I just got off of the phone with a man I respect VERY MUCH. He has given me advice over the years, he has scolded me, and he has praised me. He's not my dad, but he talks to me as if I were a son. When I talk with him, I typically do more listening than talking, but that is mainly because he has good information that I both need and want to hear. I could hear the joy in his voice when I told him of how God has blessed us here in Lafayette and that meant alot to me. When I got off of the phone with him, I found myself thinking of the men I know that I put in the category that he is in. I call this the "I'd want him in the foxhole with me" category. When I was in the military, we would have to dig 2 man fighting positions, called foxholes, and you and one other soldier lived in that for however long the exercise was. Well, you don't want someone in there with you that's not going to watch your back, or be afraid to say what they think, or afraid to act when action is necessary. You want someone that thinks of more than just himself, because while one of you sleeps, the other one must stay awake. My friend is one of these men. I consider it the highest compliment I can pay a man to say this about him.
Posted by james at August 5, 2005 12:17 PM
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