"In many tribal cultures, it was said that if the boys were not initiated into manhood, if they were not shaped by the skills and love of elders, then they would destroy the culture. If the fires that innately burn inside youths are not intentionally and lovingly added to the hearth of community, they will burn down the structures of culture, just to feel the warmth."
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Men and the Water of Life (HarperSF, 1993) Introduction, p. 19
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Michael J. Meade
Michael J. Meade (born January 16, 1944) is an American author, mythologist, storytellerr, and was a figure in the Men's Movement of the 1980s. Having distanced himself from the Men's Movement, he continues to publish and teach to a broader audience.
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