Manliness is: resilience. A principle against a victim mentality. In my boyhood years, whenever I was told to "be a man" or "man up," it's because I was acting like a victim. Was I a victim at those times? Occasionally. But what benefit was I creating by acting like a victim? None. Usually, in those instances, I was whining, instead of trying to create a solution. I was complaining that something was unfair rather than try to rise up to the required level of play. Now, if there are injustices or unfair play, and we find ourselves in a position to level the field for others, should we? That's a tricky question; I'll answer it with another one. Do I want myself (or for that matter, my children) to occasionally face unfair disadvantages in life? Are those instances beneficial? Oprah, Walt Disney, John Paul DeJoria, Andrew Carnegie. They all suffered extreme hardship early on, but they overcame. And because they were able to overcome, they...
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