"The ultimate measure of a man is
not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where
he stands at times of challenge and controversy." Dr King.
Many of us have attempted to redefine
what it means to be a man in this modern era. Now that those wheels
have been turning, I would like to gauge the level of success of one
man over another. Why? Well we are competitive, we are men after all
right? Even as children, if one boy does something stupid, we try to
do it as well, but we try to do it better. So how do we measure
better, and how do we measure better as individuals? I personally am
not curious as to gauge if I am better than most other men, I am
thinking a measurement developed by you for you, will help you gauge
your progress on being a better man.
Now the default that we simple sexed
persons go to when we measure, is the size of our dicks, or our
biceps. Seriously this shows a level of insecurities that would only
lend to prove the theory of the lost man's neurosis. So how do you
measure yourself? How do we as men judge even if we are men at all?
"I don't measure a man's success
by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom."
Patton.
You see to me you measure a man by what
impact he has on the world around him. Is it a negative impact? Does
he give people that creepy vibe, and fill others with fear? Or
perhaps he left behind a positive impression. Did he change or alter
the life's around him? Who cares if have more things, because things
like you will perish. Deeds last for ever, so be they good or bad,
your deeds will live longer than you. So do you rise above things, or
do you sit around trying to get a tape measure around your junk.
Either way you will tell a lot about you by looking at the process
you choose.
So what do you build or destroy? Is
your life the example of success? Screw the wealth gauge, but the
social gauge. Will be people tell stories about you after you die, or
will you simply fade away? That to me is the measure of the man.
Words can move, but it takes action to build. It takes action to
create stories, and in those stories you find immortality. Famous or
infamous, you only live on by the impact you leave on others. So what
do you do to create that impact? What makes you worthy of being
great?
How do you do it as a man? Do you step
in line and let others define your manhood? Do you embrace your
laziness and accept the stuff people heap on you? Do you do whats
right or do you do what you should? How do you measure being a man?
What traits are yours? What makes you different from a ladies besides
the world being your urinal. What defines you as the carrier of mixed
up chromosomes? Are you the sum of your parts or something more. In
this you will be able to gauge your own measure of success.
To some, success is being a fat bastard
living in peace in his mothers basement. To others it is
independence. To a few others it is what you have done and seen. So
what is success to you without using money or things to define it?
“The true measure of a man is how he
treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.” Ann Landers
In understanding these things, I know
my failures, and my successes. I do not have the best track record in
the matters of the heart. In this I have success in developing my
character. I know what I care about, and I know it is not things that
pull at me. I know I am pushing to be better than I am now each day.
I will measure my success, not by the praise of others, but through
the understanding I know what I need to do each day. I will do what I
need to do, and be the best I can be without selfish regard. You do
the right thing because its the right thing, not for reward or fear.
This is what makes you a better man, now you just need to figure out
how to hear that right thing when it calls.
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