The Two Strongholds

           A good and true gentleman ought to be a reflection of his house. The two ought to echo one another. Take, for example, the Gothic homes outside of London. They are much like a man of our time should be. Both are simple, yet elegant and refined on the outside. But on the inside, we find them to be simple, yet elegant and refined. And like the layout of the House, so should the mind of a man be organized. At the top of the house, at the surface, one should keep one’s family. This is the priority of any good man and the surface should reflect the health and financial well-being of the family and home. Of course, below, in the pockets (and pocketbooks) are the real matters of money, the servants, the running of the house. Those things should indeed be kept below, not visible to all who pass. After all, a good man must keep his family’s air of simple elegance intact without ever seeming like a braggart.