I have been reading Season of Life again today and seeing some things that I don’t remember picking up on previously. I remember the first time I read it that I saw my nonexistent relationship with my dad being reflected in the book. This time I am also noticing my lack of other male relationships being illustrated as well. I have decided to send copies of the book to my dad and each of my brothers as a Father’s Day gift. The first time I read the book I had no sons and I was determined that I would teach my future sons a correct understanding of masculinity. Now I have four sons and I don’t think I am very far along in my own healing and thus not able to teach them as well as I need to. I see the superficiality of male relationships in general that the book talks about but I also see that the priesthood naturally promotes real relationships for men if we will embrace our priesthood covenants.
I have long seen the connection between the problems of pornography and homosexuality. I am beginning to think after my reading today that both may be rooted in reactions to false definitions of masculinity. Those same false definitions of masculinity have mirrors in the false concepts of femininity that are rampant in society. I should read Guardians of Virtue again to make more specific connections between the two.
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