A Reminder to Wollf..........

This one's for me, Folke. I had an interesting back and forth, and I do Not want to get sidetracked, so.....I'm wasting Your time with a reminder to Me.

The Eternity of Honor.

My Grandfather ingrained it in me.......Hopefully I can share with a tiny portion of his eloquence..........

I'm back. It's 2037 hrs local, 0437 Zulu, and it's been a busy day. Odd happenings all the way around, but that's another story.....

First to finish my thought from earlier in the day. Without being too awfully personal, I left, and received comments from a Man whom I'm coming to respect more each time I read his work.

Seems we share a few "life experiences"......so far, it seems, not the really good ones. Brought up some painful memories, which thanks to the resiliency of the human Spirit and the passage of almost four years, is "bearable".

I'll elaborate on that in January.........forgive me, but now is not the time. Suffice to say that it was Worse, and probably the root of the breakdown in intimacy between Mrs. P and Wollf.

My new found compatriot in sorrow commiserated with me in saying that "Nothing is Forever". Truer words were never uttered when describing our physical being, or relationships, or governments, or worlds, or even the Universe. Surely, I, and he understand the human need to believe that G-d is "Forever", that we "collectively" have a need to grasp firmly to a belief in "something" after this existence.

Forgive my indulging in that bit of "qualification",but I wanted to distance myself from religion in this post. My Belief is mine. Yours is yours.

I Honor that. And that is the point of this post.

Honor is Forever.

Not as in the "eternity" of the mathematical, or the Einsteinium imaginings of the Universe, but a much less complex notion. Forever. Simply put. In human terms.
"As long as it can be remembered".

Honor is the difference between a Man.........and a man.

A hunter who respects his prey.
Before eating, always take time to thank the food.
Arapaho

A Warrior who fights and dies for what he knows is right.
A brave man dies but once, a coward many times.
Iowa

There is Honor in these Proverbs, told over generations by Honorable Men.

"Look around you, surround yourself in Honor and then your memory shall truly live Forever." Those are the words that were ingrained in me as a boy, and the words that haunted me as a man when I failed to live up to my destiny.

I am a Man of frailties and faults as many as all men. But I am now, and always will, be remembered as a Man. For I have, first and foremost again in my life,

Honor. A simple, five letter word with Meaning so very deep. From the Dictionary:

A Principled uprightness of character; personal integrity,courage in adversity.
A code of integrity, dignity, and pride.

I've written here using the generic "man" or "Man". Please understand that I am speaking as much of my sisters as my brothers. It's simply too much typing, and in the interest clarity I chose this way.

My Eldest She-wolf was and thus Is a Woman of Honor. As such, She is Forever.
My Second is an Honorable Woman, a Mother and devoted Mate.
She-cub is Becoming.......what a responsibility for the Alpha to teach.
Bigger and Lil' Wolfies will become Men of Honor. I shall be their model in all I say and all I do.

For only then will I be Forever. Because of Honor, I shall be remembered to my Great grandchildren just as my Grandfather is known to my Cubs. His human life is long gone, but his Honor is alive in me and in my Cubs, and on this page.

Yes, my new friend, Honor is Forever.
Deus Vult!
Molon Labe

Wollf