Recently in an interview, Jordan Peterson, a Clinical Psychologist from Canada who's been very vocal about the state of the modern man, was asked,
"Can you describe what we should all be shooting for as a man?"
Jordan Peterson:
"Yes, yes, I was thinking about an image related to that. So there’s a cathedral in Montreal called St. Joseph's Oratory and it’s built on a hill. It’s a very large cathedral. So it overlooks the hill. It’s a beautiful building. And there are many, many, many steps leading up to it. Hundreds of steps. And pilgrims come there to trudge up the steps one at a time towards the cathedral. And there’s something deeply symbolic about that. The idea that’s being expressed is — is profound and necessary. And that is that we all need a vision of the way that life and the world could be. We want to have a vision that that could be as good as it could be. The least amount of suffering and the most for everyone. And the most freedom for everyone. And the best for everyone. And the question is, how do you approach an idea like that? And the answer to that is by carrying your burden one step at a time, up the hill. And that’s what you do in life. You’re not a victim. Or if you are, you carry it. You know, and you take responsibility for it. And you’re someone other people can rely on. You tell the truth. And that way, you make the world a little better instead of worse. And that’s the alternative to ideological possession and collective action and group hatred and tribalism and all those things that tear us apart. Is to accept that your life is tragic and that you’ll suffer. And that there’s evil in the world. And that it’s your — it’s your responsibility to take that onto yourself and to carry it forward towards the good. That’s meaning in life. And that’s the antidote to chaos and to catastrophe. And the West knows this. This is why — this is why we’re an individualist culture. Because we know that the individual has to be set above the group. It’s not the individual in all his rights, it’s the individual in all his responsibility. And that’s the part of the dialogue that’s missing from our culture currently. And I believe that’s why my book has become so popular and the lectures as well. Because — because I’m telling people, suggesting to people, and particularly — but not only to young men. That they need to accept as much responsibility as they can tolerate. And then build themselves into people who can tolerate even more responsibility. And to be — and to accept that gratefully. Because that’s where the purpose and meaning in life is."
Source: http://www.glennbeck.com/2018/02/23/accept-responsibility-find-vision-jordan-peterson-defines-a-good-man/?utm_source=glennbeck&utm_medium=contentcopy_link
"Can you describe what we should all be shooting for as a man?"
Jordan Peterson:
"Yes, yes, I was thinking about an image related to that. So there’s a cathedral in Montreal called St. Joseph's Oratory and it’s built on a hill. It’s a very large cathedral. So it overlooks the hill. It’s a beautiful building. And there are many, many, many steps leading up to it. Hundreds of steps. And pilgrims come there to trudge up the steps one at a time towards the cathedral. And there’s something deeply symbolic about that. The idea that’s being expressed is — is profound and necessary. And that is that we all need a vision of the way that life and the world could be. We want to have a vision that that could be as good as it could be. The least amount of suffering and the most for everyone. And the most freedom for everyone. And the best for everyone. And the question is, how do you approach an idea like that? And the answer to that is by carrying your burden one step at a time, up the hill. And that’s what you do in life. You’re not a victim. Or if you are, you carry it. You know, and you take responsibility for it. And you’re someone other people can rely on. You tell the truth. And that way, you make the world a little better instead of worse. And that’s the alternative to ideological possession and collective action and group hatred and tribalism and all those things that tear us apart. Is to accept that your life is tragic and that you’ll suffer. And that there’s evil in the world. And that it’s your — it’s your responsibility to take that onto yourself and to carry it forward towards the good. That’s meaning in life. And that’s the antidote to chaos and to catastrophe. And the West knows this. This is why — this is why we’re an individualist culture. Because we know that the individual has to be set above the group. It’s not the individual in all his rights, it’s the individual in all his responsibility. And that’s the part of the dialogue that’s missing from our culture currently. And I believe that’s why my book has become so popular and the lectures as well. Because — because I’m telling people, suggesting to people, and particularly — but not only to young men. That they need to accept as much responsibility as they can tolerate. And then build themselves into people who can tolerate even more responsibility. And to be — and to accept that gratefully. Because that’s where the purpose and meaning in life is."
Source: http://www.glennbeck.com/2018/02/23/accept-responsibility-find-vision-jordan-peterson-defines-a-good-man/?utm_source=glennbeck&utm_medium=contentcopy_link
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