Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Mafioso Old School Values

Mafioso: Old-School Values

By Mr. Mafioso Street Life Correspondent Every Tuesday

Old-School Values

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The world is getting soft and lazy and overloaded with pussyfooters who have no hustle. The way most men act these days, I wonder if they were neutered or if they spent too much time nursing on mommy. The sickening whine I hear usually comes from my younger friends and nephews, who think of hardship as having to wait two minutes for a microwave to finish.

However it happened, these guys have lost what took centuries to become part of man's DNA. Along with having no patience, they're indecisive. They stopped seeing things in black and white and because of it have paralyzed their ability to move on. Sure, some men were like this back in the day too, but they didn't get far.

Today, being a sensitive wimp doesn't hold you back, although it definitely slows down everyone else when feelings are protected. Everyone wants to be happy all of the time, but feelings have to be hurt. If they are protected, then you get a bunch of sensitive, welfare-sucking whiners whose skin is as thin as their wallets. The best lessons learned in life stem from old school values, and they usually only take root in a person through personal knockouts. It takes an attitude adjustment brought on by taking an ass-kicking from time to time. The first time doesn't feel so good, but getting taught the hard way is the quickest way to becoming the teacher of lessons.

Tough love

They say: To forgive is divine, but unless you're a priest, forget about it. Mistakes need to be unforgiven so that others don't look at leniency as a green light for doing whatever they want. What good is a rule if it can be broken without the threat of punishment? The whole purpose of making rules is to keep people in line and bust the chops of anyone who steps out of it. In my world of old-school values, there is no temporary insanity or parole. If you made a mess, adios babbo, you ain't coming back into the fold with a simple apology. And no plea from your friends or brothers will change my mind, because forgiveness softens you up for the next time. It sets a precedent that says: "Go ahead, screw up -- it's OK."

Social flexibility

A lot of people these days want to do their own thing, go at their own pace, live life to the fullest. I see my nephew playing video games all day, locked in a fantasy world. When the idiot sits down at the dinner table, he doesn't even know how to talk. He's off in la-la land and doesn't have the first clue about how to fit in to a group. With my old-school values you go to the bar, a ball game or the golf course for leisure and socializing. You don't lock yourself in the house and play games alone. I have no place in my crew for mutes who can only hit out of the sand on the computer.

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