The
gentleman understands social righteousness; the petty man only understands personal
profit.
Confucius
Every
time I hear about how being a gentleman is simply having manners, or impressing
women, or being sexist, or anything along those superficial lines, I get
frustrated. I also understand how there is still so much to do to make us more
Noble as men. But other times, I am sent gems, nuggets of inspirations, that
re-establishes my hope on men. This has got to be one of the best I have received
up to now.
One
day I was driving my girlfriend to get dinner when I saw two kids bullying a
smaller kid. I slammed on my brakes got out of the car and yelled as they ran
away. I let the boy use my cell phone to call his mother and waited with him
until she showed up, crying uncontrollably and thanking me over and over. We
said goodbye, I got in the car and my girlfriend immediately berated me, saying
she was so embarrassed that I did that and now we missed our reservation. She
demanded I take her somewhere else. So I did. I promptly drove her home, where
I then broke up with her for being the most heartless person alive. The look on
her face was priceless.
I do not
know who wrote this, but it exemplifies everything I believe a Gentleman is. It’s
not about impressing a woman, or showing superiority. If anything it shows how selfishness
and nobility can be found everywhere, and how you have to choose the people you
want to surround yourself with.
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