Jon Bernthal

Everybody needs to know how to defend themselves.

Everybody needs to know how to be in the outdoors.

And how can you sort of under the umbrella of safety, put them in really, really hard, challenging situations where they can learn from.

And, and I,

I think moreover, I think especially for my boys, you know, how do I teach them, you know, in this day and age where there's so few role models out there for these young boys, how do I teach them that like, yes, like it is absolutely paramount that you are a protector, that you're a provider, that you're somebody that can be counted on, that people in a crowd, if something goes wrong, will you guys have the know-how and the ability to be helpful, but also equally important,

Are you sensitive?

Are you kind?

Are you vulnerable?

Are you open?

Are you curious?

Do you not judge?

Are you hungry for conversation?

Are you hungry to learn?

Are you hungry to be challenged by somebody who thinks, looks, feels, prays to somebody completely different than you?

Are you confident enough in yourself to approach any conversation, but also be nimble enough to listen and to be swayed and to be changed?

Come on, man.

But you know, it's all of it, you know, like that's what's so cool about it.

And I do feel, I don't know if you guys feel the same thing, but I do feel these paths for me are really lining up where the work that, at least the work that I want to be doing, you know, really has a...

It really informs us.

It informs me as a human being.