Raising a Modern Day Knight
I recently read a book called Raising a Modern Day Knight. This book pretty much said that ceremony is a great way to mark the passage of boys to men, and throughout the long transition. For example, when a boy is hitting puberty, it is a natural right of passage. However, adding a meaningful ceremony, during which the passage to manhood is explained, and the expectations of being a man are laid out to him. An example ceremony was simply taking the son out to dinner, with the following definition of a man being given:
A real man accepts rejects passivity, accepts responsibility, leads courageously, and expects a greater reward(having to do with the eternal rewards, as it was a Christian book).
Another ceremony would mark the graduation from high school, the beginning of a career, and finally, the marriage to a woman, each getting more in depth and ceremonial than the last. More important, even. Including other men in your lives was also encourages, such as youth pastors, sports coaches, teachers, etc.
So, what do you think? Does marking the passage by ceremony help a kid become an adult, or is it just a silly thing to do?
I will delete any comments that think it's just a silly thing to do. (just kidding, LW!)