What is the Measure of a MAN?

Every man arrives at a point in his life where he is faced with a daunting question. What am I worth? What is my measure? What sets me apart from my friends and foe? How can I stand out from the crowd, being taller than all the others? How great am I? Can I stand the test of time and proclaim that “I am a Man”!

During my short journey I came across many attempts to answer this question. “What makes a man a Man”? None to me whom responded to this question have done any justice in their reply. None to date satisfied my quest for this truth. No answer, theory or school of thought may be applied without reservation.

Some believe in their ability to generate wealth, while others measure their physical strength. Some find surety in endurance and long suffering. Others place their fate in being the masters of the universe, solving complex problems, physics and science.

The narrow minded comfort themselves with the male preoccupation with size, and their ability conquer the opposite sex.

The most bizarre of all others not mentioned, is that a few believe that to conquer and control others make them superior in stature. A real man makes his own luck; he takes from and controls others to shape his circumstances in his favour. He is able to influence and direct his path to form his destiny. He is but one man on earth.

There are so many answers to this question, about as many as there are individuals. Truth be told, I sometimes believe that to each is own.

To me and it might be regarded as twaddle to anyone outside myself. I believe that, “Generosity of Spirit is the Measure of a Man”. A generous spirit in all aspects is, but is not limited to kindness, giving, unbiased, noble, etc. To me this is the true measure of a Man.

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