Respect; Kids Learn From Adults
I can remember being a kid like it was yesterday. Well, maybe I’m still there mentally. And a large and important part of being a kid was the day my Dad gave me my first knife. It was like a passage into manhood.
Now, I was very young, maybe seven or eight or so. I can’t recall exactly, but I can sure recall how good it felt to be given a knife and given the lecture and secrets of manhood that came with it.
- Always carve away from the body.
- Never show it off in public.
- Keep it sharp.
- Respect it.
- It’s not a toy and if treated like one, it’s gone.
- Keep it oiled and maintained.
I was so honored to have that knife. But, I think the think that struck me more was that my Dad trusted me to own my very own. No longer was I a kid that had to be watched and looked over every time I used a blade, I now got to carry one in my pocket. Man, what a feeling!
I still feel that way to this day. The knife I carry is not just a piece of sharpened steel. My knife is about respect and honor. I will always respect that blade and respect those around me when I have my knife in possession.
These things are instilled in kids when young by parents. Carrying a pocket knife is not something to fear or turn into some sort of monster. It’s a passage into manhood that carries a great respect and honor with it. It teaches a kid to have respect.
Kids lack responsibility and accountability these days so much more than ever before. The parents are terrible and teach them nothing. They give them no responsibility or accountability. How are these youngsters going to make it as adults when their parents barely do. I guess that’s why our country is slowly creeping into this socialistic means of survival that the government hands out and the citizens jump on. That’s another subject for another time.
I don’t think a kid owning a pocket knife turns him/her into a man/woman. But it sure gives them something to be proud of and accountable for.
Take Care,
Cole
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