Robert Lewis writes in an article for Leadership titled "Noble Masculinity”:

Robert Bly said, "If you're not being admired by other men, you're being hurt." That struck a chord with me. As I talk with men about their struggles, I realize many men are languishing because nobody is recognizing the noble things in their life. Men need male cheerleaders. If no one cheers for nobility, men are going to collapse back into a dumbed-down masculinity that follows the cheers of the world—obsessive careerism, selfish pursuits, and ignoble deeds. We try to cheer men on—for the right things….

I had one man tell me, "I'm old. I'm sick. I have no purpose in life."

"Oh, no," I told him. "You've got a lot of things you can do."

"Like what."

"Tell younger men your story."

He objected. "Nobody would want to listen to me."

"You've got seventy years' experience, and here's a generation of guys who haven't had anybody to share real life with them." He sputtered, but said he'd meet with a younger man if he had the opportunity.

Later at a Men's Fraternity meeting, we were talking about teammates in life. I told them the story of this guy and that he was available. Young guys came up after the meeting wanting to meet with him, and to this day, the older man meets with five or six guys a week and has a waiting list of more.