Artributes: Part One

Before I get into the next part, I have a question:

What makes a gentleman to you? Who do you want to be? If you close your eyes, what pops up into your mind?

Okay, that was more than one question. Sorry.

Here are some that occurred to me:
-Sherlock Holmes
-a top hat
-a walking cane
-tea
-a calm speaking tone
-truthfulness
-gentleness
-kindness

Surprised? A gentleman isn't all knowledge and experiences. There are some attributes that go with the title as well. I'll try to do this for each section, but for this part, what attributes should be discussed for Knowledge?

For some, with knowledge and experiences comes a sense of superiority, because of all of the things that you've seen that no one else has. That's something you'll want to cut down on, because nobody likes an uppity dandy. The best gentlemen share their knowledge with a graceful touch, like they were imparting the greatest of treasure, silver and gold worth fortune. Your knowledge should be a treasure to you. Expand on it, and it'll make you proud.

I mentioned in an earlier post that I'd talk about Learning. Well, Learning is classified here as anything you can get out of a book. That's not the official definition, but it's the more realistic way to go about describing it, at least for me. Whereas Knowledge is one of the Things that Make a Gentleman Awesome, Learning is one step below that, because courage is so important. Almost anyone can pick up a book and decide to read it, but it takes a special sort of person to be able to actually want to go do things. That being said, Learning is also very important, because without Learning, you won't be able to increase Knowledge. These, too, are attributes that go hand in hand.

If you rewind a bit through the posts, you'll see where I wrote about being adventurous and the first post about learning. Well, there's another word that describes both of these things, and it's under Knowledge, too -- Adaptability. Adaptability happens when Learning and Knowledge meet up with Adventure, they all go out for a drink, and have headaches in the morning. Whatever plans they had will have to be changed. Adaptability helps Learning, Knowledge and Adventure work together so that they can change life for the better, either for you or someone else.

Keep that in mind the next time something goes wrong.