As I was reading the book “The Courageous Living,” I suddenly started to think about how society is being overrun by boys with all their negative traits. The reason for this, I believe, is because men have not been responsible role models to the next generation.
In the book, there is a captivating story about an army going to wage war. In the story, the flag bearer of the army overtook the army so much that the commandant had to call back to headquarters and asked the captain of his battalion, “shall we bring back the flag?” But the commanding officer answered him back saying that “No, let the army catch up with the flag”
Today’s society needs brave men; heroic-spirited men; and runners who will hoist the flag of good deeds and run ahead on the path of those who lived before us. Men who are not afraid. Who are willing to deny themselves as they play their parts as men.
To a large extent, I think that today’s social problems are caused by a lack of courageous men, those individuals who can stand alone for truth whatever may happen.
Many times we see a lot of men being hesitant in taking action on what they believe on this lets bad things happen. We need change here. There have to be more courageous men in this world ready to take a position even when it means risking their lives or health.
We can change the world only when we have more men who are not afraid of being themselves and standing for what is just. We need more bravery to influence the transformations that we require to have a better society.
It requires courage to be a man, the kind of courage which allows one to stand up for justice even when it is unpopular. To face our fears and do what is right no matter how difficult.
Women often say “Men are scarce” and indeed they are. Men have left their families and their responsibilities, which means there is an acute shortage of male leadership in homes, workplaces, churches and indeed society itself. The result is crimes, drugs abuse, sexual assaults, gangs and money laundering involving money rituals.
What has caused this? One main cause among many others is a lack of courage in men; they do not know how best they can be men. They are confused on what roles they should play in the family or community as fathers, husbands or leaders. They prefer to remain mediocre than live with any form of bravery.
Restoring men’s courage to be men would bring about change. Men can be trained to be Fathers, husbands and leaders in society. We can teach them how to live lives of purpose and significance. Our society as a whole and male lives can be positively influenced with God’s intervention.
We need to rise up and bring the kind of change we want in our surrounding environment and communities. I mean today the church that should have been a training ground for men has failed in its place in society. Instead, it is mostly a site for prosperity preachers, this adds more pressure on young people to get rich anyhow.
One thing to know is that when men lose, children and women also lose. Home is where we should start from. We need Men who do not measure their success in life by how big their corporate office is but by the impact they have on their wives’ lives and those of their children, such types are needed badly nowadays. Men who cherish family values as well as hard work.
When you are a man, you must always remember two things. The first thing is that if you win, women and children will win too. The second thing is that home has to come first. It is often occurring that we come across men who are too career focused and forget about their family responsibilities. This is not the kind of man we need. What we need are men who can take on great responsibility, not men who would look at their corporate suites as the measurement for success but the lifestyles of their wives as well as children.
Respect for families and hard work mean a lot to me, that's how it should be for any other man out there because these are our values. When we have them we are ready for anything.
You can ask me “What’s up with men?” Well, men have failed in both domestic and societal duties and today what remains is what I call “Boys’ War”.
If men had been men, evil would never have taken over the society of today since men could have taken their role as models to boys. We need such husbands who say no to adultery and divorce; husbands who stand by their wives under all circumstances! Divorce cases and adulteries are alarmingly high in society today due to men’s failure to do what's right at the right time.
It is only when men take up their responsibilities as role models for their families that a clean and safe society can be assured. This will require fathers to instill the necessary discipline in their children and with time, influence shall spread across the community.
Indeed, there is no questioning if men have failed at home and in our communities. There are quite a few times when we allow others to suffer without caring about them. Our families and communities do not matter to us. Thus, we have no idea of what it means to be an actual man.
Nevertheless, there is still hope for change. We must be willing first of all to stand by our beliefs regardless of where they take us as this is what it takes to become a real man. Moreover, your entire household looks upon you for support and protection against harassment from the society around you.
We will need stamina; we will need guts and a strong conviction to forge ahead with determination.
I therefore encourage you to remain firm knowing that the younger generation are looking up to you . Walk always in truth courageously.
Spanish
Mientras leía el libro "La Vida Valiente", empecé a pensar en cómo la sociedad está siendo invadida por chicos con todos sus rasgos negativos.
La razón de esto, creo, es porque los hombres no han sido modelos a seguir responsables para la próxima generación. En el libro, hay una historia cautivadora sobre un ejército que va a la guerra.
En la historia, el abanderado del ejército se adelantó tanto que el comandante tuvo que llamar a la sede y preguntarle al capitán de su batallón: "¿Debemos traer de vuelta la bandera?" Pero el oficial al mando le respondió: "No, que el ejército alcance la bandera".
La sociedad de hoy necesita hombres valientes; hombres con espíritu heroico; y corredores que izen la bandera de las buenas acciones y corran por delante en el camino de los que vivieron antes que nosotros.
Hombres que no tengan miedo. Que estén dispuestos a negarse a sí mismos mientras juegan su papel como hombres. En gran medida, creo que los problemas sociales de hoy son causados por la falta de hombres valientes, aquellos que pueden pararse solos por la verdad, sin importar lo que suceda.
Muchas veces vemos a muchos hombres vacilando en tomar medidas sobre lo que creen, lo que permite que sucedan cosas malas. Necesitamos un cambio aquí. Debe haber más hombres valientes en este mundo dispuestos a tomar una posición, incluso si eso significa arriesgar sus vidas o su salud.
Solo podemos cambiar el mundo cuando tenemos más hombres que no tienen miedo de ser ellos mismos y defender lo que es justo. Necesitamos más valentía para influir en las transformaciones que requerimos para tener una sociedad mejor.
Se requiere coraje para ser un hombre, el tipo de coraje que permite pararse por la justicia, incluso cuando es impopular. Enfrentar nuestros miedos y hacer lo correcto, no importa cuán difícil sea.
Las mujeres a menudo dicen "Los hombres son escasos" y, de hecho, lo son. Los hombres han abandonado sus familias y sus responsabilidades, lo que significa que hay una escasez aguda de liderazgo masculino en los hogares, los lugares de trabajo, las iglesias y, de hecho, la sociedad en sí misma.
El resultado es crímenes, abuso de drogas, agresiones sexuales, pandillas y lavado de dinero involucrando rituales de dinero. ¿Qué ha causado esto? Una de las principales causas, entre muchas otras, es la falta de coraje en los hombres; no saben cómo ser hombres.
Están confundidos sobre qué roles deben desempeñar en la familia o la comunidad como padres, esposos o líderes. Prefieren seguir siendo mediocres en lugar de vivir con cualquier forma de valentía. Restaurar el coraje de los hombres para ser hombres traería un cambio.
Los hombres pueden ser entrenados para ser padres, esposos y líderes en la sociedad. Podemos enseñarles a vivir vidas con propósito y significado. Nuestra sociedad en su conjunto y las vidas de los hombres pueden ser influenciadas positivamente con la intervención de Dios.
Necesitamos levantarnos y traer el tipo de cambio que queremos en nuestro entorno y comunidades. Quiero decir que hoy la iglesia, que debería haber sido un campo de entrenamiento para hombres, ha fallado en su lugar en la sociedad.
En su lugar, es principalmente un sitio para predicadores de la prosperidad, lo que agrega más presión a los jóvenes para enriquecerse de cualquier manera. Una cosa que debemos saber es que cuando los hombres pierden, los niños y las mujeres también pierden.
El hogar es donde debemos empezar. Necesitamos hombres que no midan su éxito en la vida por el tamaño de su oficina corporativa, sino por el impacto que tienen en la vida de sus esposas y hijos, esos tipos son necesarios desesperadamente hoy en día.
Hombres que valoran los valores familiares y el trabajo duro. Cuando eres un hombre, debes recordar siempre dos cosas. La primera es que si ganas, las mujeres y los niños también ganarán.
La segunda es que el hogar debe ser lo primero. A menudo nos encontramos con hombres que están demasiado enfocados en su carrera y olvidan sus responsabilidades familiares.
