Rules for a knight by Ethan Hawke

Rules for a knight by Ethan Hawke

The title caught my eye perusing the shelves at the library and its cute little size. Ethan he is some no-name 2nd tier actor and I don’t know who he is , definitely not a role- model i follow. 

“It’s hard to know exactly what to make of this odd little book. An earnest primer on values that takes the whimsical form of a letter from an imaginary medieval knight to his children, it falls somewhere between celebrity vanity project and quirky philosophical commonplace. “ But outlines the values of fathers trying to teach his children as he thinks he’s nearing death. Fathers' finding effective ways of sharing values is an important subject to me; and knights of the round table was always large to my father.

The rules according to him:

(Most are fairly self-explanatory for a few I’ve added notes)

20 Rules

· Solitude.(Create time alone with yourself when seeking wisdom and clarity of your own mind silence is a helpful tool)

· Humility. 

· Gratitude.

· Pride. ... (Confidence)

· Cooperation. ... 

· Friendship. ... 

· Forgiveness  

· Honesty.

· Courage

· Grace

· Patience

· Justice

· Generosity

· Discipline

· Dedication

· Speech (do not speak ill of others, gossip and an idle tongue are enemies of friendship)

· Faith

· Equality

· Love

· Death ( Life is a series of farewell how we live is important not when we die ) 

A short , quick, enjoyable read. My question is whether to add it supplementary and complementary to value teaching tools such as For Strength Of Youth; Ways to Be  - by Gordon b hinckley ; and scripture legacy instruction/ blessings from Adam to posterity,  Jacob to sons, Lehi to his posterity, alma to his three boys. Or have it take a life of its own.