Getting and Giving: Manhood and Service

Getting and Giving: Manhood and Service
Volunteer firefighter Bruce Brunstad poses in Gates, Ore., on Sept. 10, 2020. Benjamin Franklin founded the first all-volunteer fire department in the United States. KATHRYN ELSESSER/AFP via Getty Images
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“We make a living by what we get,” Winston Churchill once said, “but we make a life by what we give.”
Unless we are fabulously wealthy or living in a monastery, we men are interested in making a living. As I wrote earlier, work has a special meaning for men, and part of that meaning has to do with making an income. At the least, we want to earn enough money to supply our needs and the needs of those depending on us.
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Jeff Minick
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Jeff Minick has four children and a passel of grandkids. He has written two novels, “Amanda Bell” and “Dust on Their Wings,” as well as “Learning as I Go” and “Movies Make the Man.” You’ll find more of his writing at JeffMinick.substack.com.
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