You're listening to the Heart Man Podcast reclaim I'm going to be talking about the masculine

virtue of plain speech.

Men should know how to get to the point.

They should know how to be direct and not waste words.

And they should be willing to speak clearly and courageously with conviction about hard truths. The hero of Netflix's Longmire series is Sheriff Walt Longmire.

He's a plain spoken and honest man who wears a Stetson. He carries a lever gun in a

1911. Sorry Glock fan. And he packs a mean punch. He drinks rainier beer, which for you in the Midwest or on the East Coast, that's the Bush latte of beers. He's a simple man. He's straightforward in his speech. This is why everybody

loves Walt. He's a no-nonsense sheriff who drives a beat-up Fordco he genuinely cares about his deputies his his

community what he doesn't care much for is people's opinion of him particularly the influential and the important people in town,

the businessman, the casino owners, or the mayor.

As a result, Walt is a great friend. He's an extremely effective lawman, but he's a terrible politician.

Now, nearing the climax of the show, Walt shoots and kills the show's antagonist on the steps of Walt's own cabin.

Viewers know that Walt acted in self-defense.

What he did was righteous.

But there's uncertainty about whether the community

or more importantly the courts will see it the same way. You see there's this poignant moment when the

brother of the dead man, the crotchety yet lovable Lucian, who is a retired

sheriff himself he he pays Walt a visit and this is what he says

After you shot my brother I cogitated on all the ways I could have been a better brother.

Maybe if I'd done more, spent more time with him.

My nephew would be alive. Your wife, Walt, would be alive. And Walt said, you believe that? I'll tell you what I believe. My brother

would have been a good man if somebody had been there to shoot him every minute of his life.

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