Pure, Honest Love

Not everything that can be counted counts.
Not everything that counts can be counted. ~ Albert Einstein

A man’s character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation. ~ Mark Twain

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points our how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; Credit belongs to the man who errs and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcomings. But who does actually strive to do the deed, who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at worst, if he fails, he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. ~Theodore Roosevelt

A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker. ~ Buddha

Pure Honest Love

The pure, honest love of a pure, honest man
Changes generations.

Pure, honest men devote themselves to the hard task
To make broken things beautiful,
To make crooked things straight,
To encourage and nurture
They build, they create.

Pure, honest men nurture stability
In the midst of chaos,
Despite the shadow of danger;
With the company of a friend,
For the eyes of a stranger.

Pure, honest men use their strength generously
Not for themselves, to gain trophies and awards
They use their strength protecting sisters and brothers.
Strong men take care of themselves, it is true, but,
Stronger men take care of others.

Pure, honest men give and give and give
One father devotes himself to his daughter
Nurturing her inner beauty;
In turn when she is a mother
Her son receives the touch of his duty.

Pure, honest men have pure, honest love
Bringing light, balance and harmony,
Pure love seeks to heal and repair.
Bringing hope, promises and trust
Honest love does not hide from despair.

A pure honest man
Lives his life in degrees of anonymity
Lifting up another soul higher,
He doesn’t say “me” – he always says “we”;
He defends the truth - he is not a liar.

With enthusiasm, he plays;
With compassion, he prays.
Uncomplicated love he displays,
He is generous with praise.
He is transparent in his ways.

The pure, honest love of a pure, honest man
Changes generations.

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Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart. 1 Peter 1:22 NIV