Follow my series of “My Thoughts” as we move through the different aspects of life, the things we fear to say aloud, and the truths that need to be questioned, explained, or completely debunked.
Episode One: My Thoughts on Being a Man.
For starters, let me begin by asking a simple question:
Is there really a formula to life?
Does every man have to walk the same path to be considered successful?
Must pain be hidden for us to be called strong?
Must silence always be mistaken for maturity?
Society hands men a script very early in life:
Provide. Protect. Endure. Repeat.
But rarely does anyone ask the man himself whether he is okay carrying all that weight. Rarely does anyone teach men how to heal, only how to survive.
Some men are drowning quietly behind laughter.
Some are fighting battles they can never explain.
Some are trying to become good fathers without ever having seen what one looks like.
Being a man is often spoken about through responsibility, but not humanity. Through pressure, but not peace.
Maybe strength is not found in pretending to have it all together.
Maybe true masculinity is in accountability, kindness, discipline, emotional control, and still having the courage to keep going when life humbles you.
These are just my thoughts.
Not facts. Not commandments. Just reflections from one man trying to understand the world and his place in it.
To be continued…
MY THOUGHTS…
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