Original credit for this go to Happy Humble Hermit, on YouTube.

The ideals every man should strive to embody.

"Think of what is right and true. Your ideals will not always line up with reality. Allowing your ideals to interfere with objective reality, what is true right before your eyes, is what blinded you, before. Always keep your ideals in mind, but do not let them have power over you as they once did. Adapt and grow but always keep the truth in front of you”.

"Practice and cultivate the science. In the case of Miyamoto Musashi, his was Martial Science. In the case of Ludwig van Beethoven, his was Musical Science. In the case of William Shakespear, his was Theatrical Science. Whatever your craft is: practice it everyday and become an expert in it. If you are free of the burdens of marriage and children, you should put the energy and resources saved to good use”.

"Become acquainted with the arts. Take your craft and become obsessed with it. Take the energy you once gave to pursuing the interests of women/others and channel it into yourself. Learn the inner workings of every facet of what you truly want to do with your life- and if you haven’t found it, yet, dedicate yourself to finding it”.

"Know the principles of the crafts. You have to learn the how of your craft, but to have true mastery of anything, you must learn the why. Principles and ideals guide every decision. To learn these guides, you must learn your own. Once you have mastered this through meditation and reflection, navigate your field at a level reserved for the most dedicated of men”.

"Understand the harm and benefit in everything. Going your own way, without fully understanding the power and stakes of it, can be as dangerous as any woman. Evaluate all that is around you and learn to see the dangers in things that others either ignore or accept as 'necessary'. Curate your options and determine for yourself where the greatest rewards and greatest threats lie".

"Learn to see everything accurately. Looking at life with an objective perspective in mind can be difficult, at first, but it is necessary to apply it equally to everything, so that you are always looking at things honestly and accurately”.

"Become aware of what is not obvious. There is Truth hidden from you in every corner of the world, and it is up to you to find it. Lies are easy to produce and profitable for the schemer”.

"Be cautious, even in small matters. If you know the principles but fail to apply them in everyday life, you really didn’t know the principles, at all. It’s the small matters that matter the most. They prepare you for those momentous occasions wherein everything you’ve learned will be applied”.

"Do not do anything useless. A life of hedonism does not bring fulfillment. Mastery and creation bring peace and satisfaction. Pursue goals that can be worked on over a long period of time, and avoid instant gratification. Let the mindless hordes numb themselves and rot their brains. You build your reality instead of having it given to you”.

"Accept everything just the way it is. Anger and frustration comes from the desire to change things. Once you accept human nature, you can begin to let go of the disappointment you feel at the underwhelming efforts of the majority and begin to create the image of what you want to see from the world, in yourself”.

"Do not seek pleasure for its own sake. Hedonism leads nowhere. A hedonistic population is a reliable indicator for a soon-to-be-dead population, as evidenced in Ancient China, the Roman Empire, and now modern Western society. Hedonism can never be completed. It is an endless pit like depression and lust, and it will consume you if you let it”.

"Do not, under any circumstances, depend upon a partial feeling. Always follow your gut-instinct, no matter what. You are biologically hard-wired with instincts that can only be overridden by artificial ideas supplanted onto you by your surroundings. If you act on feelings that aren’t what you truly desire, you will be acting from a position of weakness. Always operate from a position of strength”.

"Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world. Your ego is as much an obstacle to your Path as women and fools are. Humble yourself so that you can learn from your mistakes and grow. The world and all its offerings have been here long before you, and will be here long after you. You are merely a visitor, so learn as much as you can while you are passing through”.

"Be detached from desire your whole life long. You can pursue things of interest, but you must do so in a position of being independent of the outcome. If you were to put all of your metaphorical eggs in one basket, it would lead to disappoint and even ruin. Remain free from desire by having an abundance-mentality and hedging your bets. Set your goals and work towards them, but realize that you may not achieve them, or that you may find yourself lacking a purpose, should you succeed”.

"Do not regret what you have done. Whatever mistakes you made that led you on your Path were simply educational lessons on your unique course to freedom. If you relapse and make a mistake, even after learning and listening, don’t beat yourself up over it, or you’ll just repeat it, again. Learn from the experience and move forward”.

"Never be jealous. Once you have enjoyed the freedom and peace-of-mind of going your own way, separated from the need for external validation, it’s hard to feel jealously for the men still on The Plantation. You might, however, feel jealously for the easy life that women appear to lead. Never be envious of women, for they live a tortured existence of hatred and jealousy, themselves. There’s no reason to step into that arena”.

"Never let yourself be saddened by separation. If you cherish every interaction with someone and look at it from an honest perspective, you won’t mourn its absence in the future. Being attached to things or people can only bring sadness, because nothing is eternal. That doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy their company, but it does mean that you should remain pragmatic”.

"Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself or others. Doing this automatically puts you in a negative state of mind, and prevents you from seeing and accepting the truths in your environment”.

"Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love. An obvious tip to us, now, but imagine how world-shattering this single sentence is to a man on The Plantation. If you give women the means to control you, why are you surprised when women use the tools at their disposal? Give them no power over you and you will be untouchable”.

"In all things, have no preferences. Men are creatures of adaptation, and learning to go with the flow and roll with the punches is a trait that will help you on your Path. If you are unable to operate without your desired preferences in a situation, you are not prepared for that situation. Be prepared for all situations”.

"Be indifferent to where you live. You should learn to live with less so that you can become mobile. As the world continues to decline, younger men may also have to move out of their native countries in order to thrive or avoid a draft”.

"Do not pursue the taste of good food. Food is a means to an end. A form of energy. Meat, bread, fish, water, fruit, and vegetables. It might get bland, overtime, but it’s just a way to obtain energy, anyway. Nothing more, nothing less. Food doesn't love you back. If tasty food is required by you in order to have an enriched life-experience, then you are doing something wrong”.

"Do not hold on to possessions you no longer need. Sentimentality for possessions is a natural response. A transference of emotion to an inanimate object. To those of you still holding on to possessions from an ex-girlfriend or wife: let it go and move on. You don’t need it, anymore. Your memories may fade, and the image of her in your head may become distorted, but the pain you felt will always be remembered. You don’t need possessions to remind you of that”.

"Do not act following customary beliefs. If you did what society expected of you, you would still be slaving away at a job you hate, for a woman who doesn’t love you. If you followed the sheep, you wouldn't then be able to see the cliff that the herd is blindly stumbling toward. Customs and beliefs are designed to guide large groups of people. They are incompatible with your individual Path”.

"Do not seek to collect or practice with weapons beyond what is useful. This remains the same with thoughts and feelings. Becoming attached to ideas that aren’t practical or can’t help you on your path is the road to stagnation and regression. Entertaining those ideas is a good mental exercise, but it won’t help you reach peace or fulfillment”.

"Do not fear death. You are a dead man, walking. The sooner you can come to terms with this, the sooner you can get to work and make something of yourself. Meaning and purpose are not and cannot be given to you— you have to create it for yourself”.

"Do not seek to possess either goods or fiefs in your old age. You can’t take wealth with you after death, and you can’t know when death will come. It’s good to plan for retirement, but it shouldn’t be your main motivator— like the rest who toil and give away their best years so that they can watch television in a nursing home”.

"You may abandon your body, but you must preserve your honor. Once you have become detached from results, desires, people, and life itself, you can prioritize your ideals from a position of clarity, instead of being blindly allegiant to them. Your definition of honor is not the same as society’s definition of honor. Whatever your definition is, safeguard it from those would see it corrupted”.

"Never stray from The Way. Once you have defined your Path, be honest to yourself and pursue it with the effort it deserves. Your path may shift and change as time progresses, but its core principles should remain the same. Most people never find their Path, and stumble through life in darkness. You are one of the lucky ones who have found it and can articulate it. To discover the Path, only to then walk away from it, is the greatest insult you can make against yourself”.