In an effort to make all things socially acceptable; to create a society bent toward all things “feminine,” we are destroying the masculine.
Boys aren’t encouraged to play rough, to play in the dirt, to learn how to carve, to build, to shoot, to hunt.
“Archaic.”
“Offensive.”
“Aggressive.”
“Toxic.”
We blur the lines of gender and in so, our roles in society.
As men, we are called to be providers to our families. We are called to be physically able to defend our wives and our children. We are created to be resourceful and authoritative, leading ourselves, our homes, and our communities.
We deem sports “too violent.”
We demonize trades and eliminate programs like wood shop and mechanics.
We condition boys to always play nice, to be safe, meanwhile, we’ve neglected to mention there is an animal inside them that needs to be let out of the cage occasionally.
We used to be taught to fix things, but we’ve become a generation that doesn’t even know how to fix ourselves.
Marriages are failing as men aren’t taught to lead their homes and women are taught they don’t need a man to lead their homes. WE destroyed the family unit by minimizing and redefining our primal roles.
Depression is at an all time high, as men are failing to find community and neglecting the deep-seated call to create, to preside, to be the men they were taught to hide.
I was taught at an early age that young men should want to be you and young ladies should want a husband like you.
Men, it is time to reclaim the masculinity you’ve been conditioned to neglect.
This isn’t a “man up” conversation.
Rather, this is a call to rediscover that which makes you uniquely male…
You need the strong side of you.
Our women needs the strong side of you.
Our children need the strong side of you.
Our communities need the strong side of you.
It’s time to stand up and stop being the push-over “nice” guy.
They finish last for a reason.
It’s time to stop apologizing and time to step into who you were created to be.
Strong. Certain. In control. Ready.
This is not to negate the necessity of the feminine, but to illuminate the equal need for the masculine.
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Previously published on Facebook.
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