Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Talking back to a billboard

There is a billboard on my way to school that blasts: "Be the man you used to be."

Because, as we all know, we are each defined by and reduced to our sexuality.

I am probably not the only person to cringe at the huge advertising focus to aid our aging population so they can enjoy a never-changing active sexuality. But manhood is not just in your pants.

The man that you are is your character, that compilation of choices in attitude, words, and behavior that has made you a blessing to those around you--or a pain. The man that you are doesn't deteriorate with your physical body, unless you have invested everything you are in a house of temporal flesh.

So, please: Be the man that you want to be. And let him be strong and kind and wise. That's my favorite kind.

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