True Manliness by James F. Clarke (A Powerful Speech for Young Men)

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  • @KinevKeiwan
    @KinevKeiwan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1630

    I needed to hear that.
    I do not have a father who told me how to be a good man.
    I had books. I had stories. I have dead fathers who tought me beyond their graves.
    Thank you for giving them a voice to speak to their unkown sons, for they have no one to turn to.
    This gave me hope. Thank you.

    • @Stan-lf4nz
      @Stan-lf4nz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      You have a heavenly Father.. Jesus.

    • @red8527
      @red8527 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@Stan-lf4nz The heavenly father is God, not Jesus.

    • @KinevKeiwan
      @KinevKeiwan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@Stan-lf4nz Heel is right. Jesus is the messenger, the holy spirit the community and God our father. :3

    • @axelsprangare2579
      @axelsprangare2579 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      True manliness is heroism and giving without expecting to be getting anything back.

    • @ObiNgorima
      @ObiNgorima 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@red8527 Don't force your belief on other people. Stay with what you belief and let them also be.

  • @Chris-ji4iu
    @Chris-ji4iu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +513

    Kindness, honesty, integrity, courage ...values which are sorely missing from many today.

    • @stankygeorge
      @stankygeorge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      When they turn seventeen, take them down to the recruiter and sign them up for military duty!

    • @ex-x7079
      @ex-x7079 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Currently lacking in the courage but I am trying to change because vI want to.

    • @Adrian_Real
      @Adrian_Real 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@ex-x7079 Do not give up - ever. Whatever challenges you have, they were designed for you to conquer. It may feel like you're not progressing. It may feel like you're hopeless. It may feel like you can't do it. Keep going. I know darkness, crippling pain, and feelings of utter perilous hopelessness. If you continue, the person you are today will die to give birth to who you really are. KEEP GOING!!!

    • @ex-x7079
      @ex-x7079 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Adrian_Real you have no idea how convenient that was for me now.

    • @ex-x7079
      @ex-x7079 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Adrian_Real just got shot down by a woman who I thought was genuinely interested.

  • @victor.d6380
    @victor.d6380 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1570

    It takes courage to be a kind man .

    • @walkitoff.
      @walkitoff. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      100%. Any asshole can cause pain, it takes courage to even try to remove pain from the world.

    • @Nenad-ICXC-Shuput-GFAMMA
      @Nenad-ICXC-Shuput-GFAMMA 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Kind? Lol what are you millennial? If you took kindness out of this video.. debile.

    • @lovealways2609
      @lovealways2609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Nenad-ICXC-Shuput-GFAMMA really?
      debil?.. 😈

    • @lovealways2609
      @lovealways2609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@walkitoff. amen..
      Definetly against the grain, of this, the current social tide..
      A truly Free person is derided

    • @walkitoff.
      @walkitoff. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@lovealways2609 yeah it's almost like a kind of detachment from the consequences of our actions

  • @nimarus3118
    @nimarus3118 3 ปีที่แล้ว +514

    This video made me think about my Dad. He was always imposing when I was a child. Not in a bad way. He seemed like someone who was best not to be angered. Who would fight off a bear with his bare hands if he had to in order to protect me. As a child, he seemed strong, likely due to the physical demands of his work. But he was nurturing and always encouraged me to walk a righteous path. When our community couldn't find a Santa Claus for the Christmas Party, he reluctantly volunteered to put on the suit and play the roll. In the end, he enjoyed it, maybe more than we realized. He volunteered every year since. Every December 1st, he would sit outside our local pharmacy to collect donations of cash or toys. He took the role seriously. Always suiting up before going to a Christmas Party. Never wanting to risk a child seeing Santa without his beard. He did this for many years, ensuring there was always ample toys so every child got several presents. He would visit the children in the neighborhood as Santa, especially families in financial hardships. He worked with our Non-Profit organizations to improve our community. When he did a charitable act, he never asked for payment. As Santa, he would simply ask them to donate toys or money, never setting a price. He only asked them to offer an amount they could, though he never asked anything of the poor.
    Then came Covid. Dad disappeared from the public, they didn't know why. They figured due to Covid Lockdowns, he must have felt it best to stay home and not possibly spread the virus. In truth, he contracted Covid in Mid to early November from his best friend. By the 22nd or 23rd, he was in the hospital. By this time, we all tested positive for Covid and isolated until the beginning of December. Those in the community knew what was happening and offered any assistance to Mom. Dad eventually went onto a ventilator. By December 14th, his brain was starved of oxygen due to viral fluid building up in his lungs. Care was withdrawn and family was actually allowed to be there as he passed away from this world.
    Mom called the local pharmacy, who didn't know about Dad's condition and that he passed. They said many of their employees, and regular customers, have been asking where he was. Everyone was saddened. They put out a board explaining what had happened and why Dad sat outside as Santa every year. So many left donations of cash. Some, including employees there, purchased toys and donated them too. The Manager at Walgreens even donated toys in Dad's memory. Letters of condolences and donations in Dad's memory came in almost every day. We were worried if we would have enough toys for the next Christmas Party. I can say now that our supply of toys is overflowing.
    He was an example of how to be a real man. I can only hope that I can grow into a man who is worthy of filling his shoes.

    • @spaceatom6844
      @spaceatom6844 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      I think I could say in the name of all here that your Dad was a real example, you had an exemplar and extraordinary father to inspire by. Now let him proud of what man you are become

    • @hasnainqureshi3773
      @hasnainqureshi3773 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Your dad was great
      Live up to his legacy

    • @brok56
      @brok56 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Son of a gun, this made me break.
      He was a man.

    • @electricboogaloo6917
      @electricboogaloo6917 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      One of the good things or maybe even the only one of seeing a good man pass away is seeing just how much joy and kindness he brought upon the world and how many will remember him with a smile etched upon their hearts, to see that such men still exist is the only beacon of hope to our species, there is good inside all of us and letting it out is a choise.
      Some men become legends not for their migth or their accomplishments, they become legends because of their kindness.
      I shall offer a toast in honor of your father who embodied a Santa that Children could look up to, as a man and as great father and I hope, one day I will be half the man he was.

    • @arthurradley4423
      @arthurradley4423 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You had a good Daddy it sounds like. There needs to be more men like him today in this world we live in. It would for sure be a better place. May God bless you and your family.

  • @jeremy4663
    @jeremy4663 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1842

    I just turned 35 - not sure if I'm really a "young man" anymore, and who this poem is for, but this speech cleared up a lot of toxicity in my mind. Thanks - it was beautiful.

    • @bettermanchannel770
      @bettermanchannel770 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Toxicity, care to provide an example?

    • @MasteryOrder
      @MasteryOrder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Never stop pursuing to become the best man that you can be. As challenging as it may seem to be to pursue manhood in today climate with all the bad references to it and not many role models, being a man means also facing challenges, regardless of what these may be.
      I wish you strength and willpower to pursue such a goal, and discipline to not stop when you will face difficulties.
      All the best to you!

    • @jeremy4663
      @jeremy4663 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      @@bettermanchannel770 the toxicity being not focusing on protecting the weak. Using your strength to help people and the opposite being using your strength to enforce your own opinions

    • @bettermanchannel770
      @bettermanchannel770 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@jeremy4663 I like that man, stay directed and best wishes

    • @jeremy4663
      @jeremy4663 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      But these are just my own opinions, of course

  • @kn0234n
    @kn0234n 2 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    This poem is not just for young, but for all men. It takes time to be a true man.

    • @teh_Hiko
      @teh_Hiko 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      indeed it does my friend. Wise words.

  • @raidedarts7111
    @raidedarts7111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1561

    "True manliness is tender and loving. False manliness, cold and hard" Very wise words from this True Man.

    • @alexismartinez4225
      @alexismartinez4225 3 ปีที่แล้ว +140

      There is a time to be tender and loving and there is a time to be cold and hard
      It’s a mixture of both

    • @lovealways2609
      @lovealways2609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@alexismartinez4225 amen..
      it takes manly wisdom, to know the difference, and when and how to implement..
      being a real man is an awesomely fulfilling adventure

    • @lovealways2609
      @lovealways2609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      *of course, the softer, kinder, more compassionate manly side should be exercised exponentially more than the other..

    • @lovealways2609
      @lovealways2609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      *cold and hard toward injustice and ruthlessness..

    • @silveriver9
      @silveriver9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It depends on the situation

  • @TopsideCrisis346
    @TopsideCrisis346 3 ปีที่แล้ว +630

    The difference between toxic masculinity and wholesome masculinity, made plain. It is vital this generation remember that masculinity itself is not toxic, and that a good nation is built and defended by good men.

    • @UnbiasedTruth..
      @UnbiasedTruth.. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Toxic masculinity does not exist. What's the hallmark of TM that can not be expressed by women? Wake tf up

    • @ActionAndAcceleration
      @ActionAndAcceleration 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      There's no such thing as toxic masculinity man... "That appalling phrase".
      There's only bad behavior

    • @StarboyXL9
      @StarboyXL9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Toxic masculinity does not exist. There is merely masculinity, and cruelty disguising itself as masculinity.

    • @apexlifeismine100
      @apexlifeismine100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amen brother

    • @projectterranova
      @projectterranova 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@ActionAndAcceleration Exactly. As Bedros Keuilian said (paraphrase), "There is no such thing as toxic masculinity, there is only toxicity and masculinity."

  • @johnfoster2447
    @johnfoster2447 3 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    I'm 61 and gained a lot from this. I think sometimes we need these words even more as we grow older. Reminders of how we should be as good men. Examples for the younger.

    • @hellomynameiszack
      @hellomynameiszack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      100% agree! Man benefits from reminders.
      All the best in your life.

    • @stankygeorge
      @stankygeorge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The young no longer listen to their elders, due to their public school brainwashing and lack of a father, no a Bo Dyke cannot be a substitute for a father no more than a man can be a substitute for a mother!

  • @ash8207
    @ash8207 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    True wisdom that is as relevant today as ever. Too many toxic, arrogant macho men out there these days who think they're "real men" but in truth are cowards & bullies. Thank you for sharing this inspiring truth!

    • @serafinhumberto6090
      @serafinhumberto6090 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol your name sounds like a woman 😂if you are you have no right to talk about men focused on your own gender

    • @stynershiner1854
      @stynershiner1854 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@serafinhumberto6090 Learn English before trying to put down somebody. It is "your", and not "you're".

    • @wastelandgames9409
      @wastelandgames9409 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I agree my father is a coward who says he's a real man when all he does is beat and berate me and my mom

  • @morethan3756
    @morethan3756 3 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    And a man, a man provides. And he does it even when he's not appreciated, or respected, or even loved. He simply bears up and he does it. Because he's a man.
    - Gus Fring

    • @jackjonmonaghan8758
      @jackjonmonaghan8758 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Brilliant.

    • @123571321
      @123571321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I like how no one notices the true purpose of that phrase.
      Just as with any man, appealing to selflessness is manipulation.
      Gus wanted to manipulate Walter into staying. To keep working as the mule, I mean male, he was being told he is, even when said definition was detrimental. There's no denial in the negativity of Walter, but pretending that little phrase was virtuous is disingenuous or ignorant. Choose whichever fits your case guys.

    • @ruanoosthuizen6084
      @ruanoosthuizen6084 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      To be a man is to bear responsibility of all the heaviest things.

    • @teetor4293
      @teetor4293 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Walter White

    • @tdf123emcee2
      @tdf123emcee2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ruanoosthuizen6084 I believe that's applicable to all human beings within our physical and mental capabilities. My mother was the sole bearer of the responsabilities in my family because my father died, and she brought us out of poverty. She is not physically strong as a man, overworked hours and messed up her back. What I am trying to say here, is that as long as you face up your responsibilities in life man or woman with a partner or not, you will be as much as a man as the poem describes. You have to aspire to be a better human being. Recognizing your weaknesses and strengths, and finding value in them. Your self steem will help you avoid people that take advantage of you and your weakness will help you be kind to others who are not strong at the things you are.
      PD: my mother is doing better now.

  • @lumumbachooye8352
    @lumumbachooye8352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    The greatest want of the world is the want of men, men who in their inmost souls are true and honest, men who cannot be bought or sold, men who do not fear to call sin by it's right name, men whose conscience is as true to duty as a needle is to the pole, men who would stand for the right though the heavens would fall
    Ellen G White

    • @serpentinewolf7085
      @serpentinewolf7085 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well shit, didn’t realize I was a man.

    • @VergilSFD
      @VergilSFD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Exquisite.

    • @satownrules
      @satownrules 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You beat me to it my brother. God Bless!

    • @wastelandgames9409
      @wastelandgames9409 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@serpentinewolf7085 that's something I've noticed too being masculine is really just being a good person meaning anyone man or woman can do so

  • @jonmays9779
    @jonmays9779 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I have a special needs daughter who is to strong for my wife alone. And because of this, I'm a stay at home dad while my wife works. Many "successful "rich men and women have told me I'm not a man because I stay home to watch my children while my wife works.
    These "successful men/women" that have told me this. No longer have a relationship with their children or family. Is that what a successful life is to people? To be alone and angry and prideful?
    Success is doing the best you can for others. That may be working hard and providing for your family, it may be working hard at home to make sure your children are taken care of and the chores are done.
    Only the weak try to destroy others thoughts of usefulness and hope. Success is much more then money and status.

    • @skh2978
      @skh2978 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Anyone who would feel the need to tell you that likely needs to learn to mind their manners.

    • @Solike99
      @Solike99 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You're doing great brother. Helping your family is always manly. Always.

  • @zeonardozavinci3117
    @zeonardozavinci3117 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I lost someone in my life that told me the reason they were leaving me is because I'm a Boy, less than a Man and that they were looking for a real Man. Today having listened to this amazing and powerful speech I realize that for a long while I've been a Man for a while I've been living by the Code of True Manliness. My Mother is an amazing woman who thought me all my values and I should've realized that at that moment. Thank you for this.

    • @bdc211
      @bdc211 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i resonate with this!!! 👍👍
      Steadfast!!!

    • @talkingthoughts7595
      @talkingthoughts7595 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I am with you man. I was called weak and whiny by my family of origin, yet they benefited immensely from my nurturing and forgiving nature. My ex also preferred a manly man because I wouldn't hit her back or engage in verbal and emotional manipulation which she perpetrates on me and our children. Good friends, therapy, and my Christian faith rescued me and opened my eyes to whom I really am. Seeking true knowledge of self, as difficult as it is, is a long, painful but worthwhile experience. You've got to be brave to embark on it.

    • @shanegaffey9257
      @shanegaffey9257 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Appointment.Point of ori

  • @gentlemangel5787
    @gentlemangel5787 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    This speech should be shown to every young man in the world

    • @ukulkarni
      @ukulkarni 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Half of it will be labeled "toxic masculinity". It is time now for men to realize that they need to take care of themselves as the society treats them as disposable.

  • @johnh6679
    @johnh6679 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I had the honor of having a role model that taught me this. He was a bodybuilder and could easily by look be considered one of false manliness. But I never have met anyone so quick to stand for those looked down on and protect the weak. And when I sent him this video and said it reminded me of him it made him cry. Thank you Rudy, for showing me when I was young what a man should be❤️

  • @AlecGunterTTV
    @AlecGunterTTV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    "Such men in their homes and their private life have a womanly gentleness."
    Don't often hear lines like this from people who preach masculinity. I very much appreciate and applaud it.

  • @jonahstephens2904
    @jonahstephens2904 3 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    This, along with "If-" by Rudyard Kipling and TR's "The Man in the Arena," is now easily one of my favorites on this channel. On top of all those being wonderful messages, the narrator is phenomenal. God, I wish I had a voice like Shane Morris!

    • @forresywoolum9136
      @forresywoolum9136 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      👍😉

    • @ppsailo
      @ppsailo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Please listen to Desiderata poem also my fav.

  • @MosesRabuka
    @MosesRabuka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +365

    “When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways” ~ 1 Cor 13:11

  • @ikshakranti6582
    @ikshakranti6582 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    True manliness is one that nurtures, false manliness is one that destroys.

    • @mickeyguide3112
      @mickeyguide3112 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      of course, any imbecile can destroy. It takes a lot more to be able to take care of others with true love. What this man is talking about is actually what it means to be a good, strong human being. It is very hard, granted. We are spirits in a body. The weak spirit is the one that is the cold and rude etc. It's also the one that falls easily into temptations and is deceived. It is called the 'Fool' in the Bible. Hardest thing is to stay calm and caring to everyone when life's storms hits you repeatedly, in situations where everyone else would freak out. True manliness is to stay calm and calm and care others when those storms hits you. Only then you'll be able to grow.

  • @Brewcityking
    @Brewcityking ปีที่แล้ว +3

    May every man that hears this at their moment of need be safe, loved, respected and cared for the way we as men should do for all.

  • @bettermanchannel770
    @bettermanchannel770 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Yes sir, may the age of man bring a refreshing breath. Stay strong men

  • @Wiseman__
    @Wiseman__ ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Conservative men need to listen to this daily. Being a man is not just about being tough.

  • @Recoome_Kick
    @Recoome_Kick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I am in no meaning of true manliness but only a worthless being who doesn’t truly know on how to be kind & caring, thank you for this video it help me think a lot.

    • @nattvaktenphotography
      @nattvaktenphotography 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      First steps are to learn your faults, then it's just the lifelong journey to rise above them. There is never a perfect man but any man have a chance to die and be remembered as a good man.

    • @JM-sr5ct
      @JM-sr5ct 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nattvaktenphotography ….Well said. 🙏🏼

    • @nattvaktenphotography
      @nattvaktenphotography 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JM-sr5ct Ty.

  • @RobG811
    @RobG811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +570

    A Man
    by Edgar Albert Guest
    A man doesn't whine at his losses.
    A man doesn't whimper and fret,
    Or rail at the weight of his crosses
    And ask life to rear him a pet.
    A man doesn't grudgingly labor
    Or look upon toil as a blight;
    A man doesn't sneer at his neighbor
    Or sneak from a cause that is right.
    A man doesn't sulk when another
    Succeeds where his efforts have failed;
    Doesn't keep all his praise for the brother
    Whose glory is publicly hailed;
    And pass by the weak and the humble
    As though they were not of his clay;
    A man doesn't ceaselessly grumble
    When things are not going his way.
    A man looks on woman as tender
    And gentle, and stands at her side
    At all times to guard and defend her,
    And never to scorn or deride.
    A man looks on life as a mission.
    To serve, just so far as he can;
    A man holds his noblest ambition
    On earth is to live as a man.

    • @lovealways2609
      @lovealways2609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      nothing wrong with anything you just wrote..
      High ideals.. but, very worthy ones.. amen..

    • @johnz8843
      @johnz8843 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Your author's poem is better than what was read imo.

    • @grandmasterdong8820
      @grandmasterdong8820 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I agree with everything you wrote besides that woman part

    • @rockyp3917
      @rockyp3917 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This one is better

    • @appointmentnow6255
      @appointmentnow6255 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      But my friend who cares about "better"? Does this mean, by your perspective, that we toss the video in the trash? They both have valuable insights that hopefully each individual viewer is prudent enough and experienced enough to grab what is true. But discernment is sold separately.

  • @motor4027
    @motor4027 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    "Strive to be better than your former self, not your fellow man." - the wise, the kind, and the old

  • @seth956
    @seth956 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A man follows the Truth no matter what the outcome. If he shall lose his possessions, his livlihood, status, family and even his own life; he stays the narrow path. People will ridicule him, spit on him, tear at his flesh and he will stand firm because his foundation is unshakeable.

    • @skh2978
      @skh2978 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes.

  • @jackjonmonaghan8758
    @jackjonmonaghan8758 3 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    This poem is perfect. This is the man I want to become.

    • @victor.d6380
      @victor.d6380 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      And you will become such a man .

    • @rafreyes1190
      @rafreyes1190 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      🥂

    • @rushiljain6541
      @rushiljain6541 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Be kind but hold the potential to be dangerous against the wrong. Only if you are this way, people will respect your kindness, otherwise it will be considered just weakness, and it is

    • @regnisj5993
      @regnisj5993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      God Bless You

    • @StarboyXL9
      @StarboyXL9 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      "I aspire to be a slave"
      This is why we're doomed.

  • @chich6744
    @chich6744 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Since watching this channel's videos my life has changed drastically I'm better at think and taking action I'm wiser i control my emotions better, I'm so thankful I found this channel

  • @billiondollarsclub8011
    @billiondollarsclub8011 3 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    The dear person that's reading this, we don't know each other but I wish you all the best in life❤ don't ever blame yourself, accept things and go forward. Your smile is precious and a key to a happy life...

    • @all.gemeiner4303
      @all.gemeiner4303 ปีที่แล้ว

      The same to you my friend. God bless you.

    • @skh2978
      @skh2978 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, may God protect you and provide you comfort.

    • @stingtran5621
      @stingtran5621 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      God bless you my fellows

  • @RealWise92
    @RealWise92 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    "Loneliness is the price you pay when you start to improve yourself."
    They're truly golden words❤🎉👍

  • @grizzbane6091
    @grizzbane6091 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I have those struggles now, im not really a kind person nor do I feel a lot of empathy. But I've been trying to learn to be humble and less angry. I pray on it sometimes when I remember to pray. I have my demons and my temptations that I battle daily but I dont give up. I need to conquer those before I can learn humility and kindness. I do protect the weak wherever possible and stand for what is right. And Im learning and practicing holding my tongue. I did not have a great father or older brother so Im having to learn these things at 33. Its tough but I have a good woman who teaches me these things. But at times I feel we are polar opposites on issues. Which brings up my bitter side and my decisions on matters leans to the violent side whereas she leans on the non confrontational side. But she is very empathetic and sympathetic and kind. So she calms me down many times. I have a long way to go but with every year that passes Im getting better.

  • @mrwyattsl
    @mrwyattsl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    True manliness is conquering oneself by becoming one with the monster inside all of us! Choices have consequences!! Pray you make the right choice!!!

  • @ChristianMotivationMedia
    @ChristianMotivationMedia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    👑In a world full of anxieties, this verse is for you tonight, “I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.” Psalms 4:8

  • @jasonzacharias2150
    @jasonzacharias2150 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Now manliness to some means ignoring oppression while becoming an profitable oppressor... Amazing speech, whoever is reading this, good luck out there, God bless and keep you as you spread love in this world, peace be with you friends...

  • @skipeveryday7282
    @skipeveryday7282 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I was fortunate enough to be taught this philosophy by my late father.

  • @PatrickGraven
    @PatrickGraven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    A person's worth is measured by the worth of what they value. I believe in working hard for what means the most to you. To put your time, energy and passion all in for what's important to you.

  • @clevertrevor8727
    @clevertrevor8727 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I always felt the same. Real men stand up for what's right and protect Women. We have the love of humanity in our Hearts. Any Man who hurts Women is a Coward. And I will fight them.

  • @businesselves6332
    @businesselves6332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    True manliness is when you are ready to evaporate as a life today, for the sake of other lives. It is when you can consume all within the scope of "now", and with that consumption, are able to produce an insight of the best possible tomorrow. It is the discipline, to execute all actions required to fulfill the prerequisites of shaping the future according to the insight gathered.
    In a simple sentence, it is to be on the front for mankind, with the awareness of our now and a drive to creating the best possible tomorrow. Any man doing this, is at the peak of masculinity.

  • @sheshinesbrightlikeadiamond
    @sheshinesbrightlikeadiamond 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love these words for the men out there. This bit of writing has had a calming effect on me today. I've had the pleasure of knowing a few men who may have read this message! Men are lovely too.

  • @samrat447
    @samrat447 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thank you Redfrost Motivation for reviving in me the love of poetry. I am getting to know of so many poets and their works that I did not know existed. As far as this poem is concerned I cannot believe that The poet passed away in 1880. His words are so relevant today.

  • @edwardaldridge2640
    @edwardaldridge2640 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Those are some of the most powerful words I’ve ever heard spoken. I’m not going to stop thinking about this

  • @lovealways2609
    @lovealways2609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Our thoughts create our life and our future..
    Choose wisely what you allow yourself to dwell mentally upon..

    • @lovealways2609
      @lovealways2609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      we suffer more in our imagination, than in reality itself..

    • @lovealways2609
      @lovealways2609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      be.. do not try, to become..

  • @foxstone8718
    @foxstone8718 ปีที่แล้ว

    These words remind me of my father and the lessons he gave to me as a young boy; moderation in all things, it's easier to be cruel than to be kind, and to always lend a helping hand. I can only hope that I can continue live up to his expectations. I miss you every day, pop.

  • @lionspride4821
    @lionspride4821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Real strength is not putting down others to make oneself feel better.

    • @MrCrosas0010
      @MrCrosas0010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No that’s common decency

  • @icarus-wings
    @icarus-wings หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    A poem of necessity for today’s America.

  • @aboutbooks1843
    @aboutbooks1843 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Every cruel man should hear this poem and cry their toxicity out when they understand how wrong they've been living.

  • @adamlear121
    @adamlear121 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have much to work on myself, I'm half way there. Im glad I heard this

  • @sparkinitesparkinite9617
    @sparkinitesparkinite9617 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So true! The world is beautiful because of many true gentlemen and fair ladies around us. 🎉😊 Am I one among them? At least I remind myself trying everyday.

  • @aminataummassya5404
    @aminataummassya5404 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Women need to hear this too. To know which spouse to accept.

  • @joshuakay3665
    @joshuakay3665 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This has cleared up a lot of toxicity in me I got this message yesterday but this poem reinforces it

  • @cheapasmilk
    @cheapasmilk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had great examples of this in my life. But missed it until recently. Before today, I wouldn't have even been in a place to open my ears, mind, and heart a little. To deal with stuff, I just shut these things down. Called it all weakness, thinking some brittle unchanging form was stone. Instead of a sealed off pile of snow. Sent adrift at the coming slight breeze. Thank you for today sir, from the future.

  • @philoepictetus9173
    @philoepictetus9173 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "Dreams are made for those who really lives".

  • @EUSA1776
    @EUSA1776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a man should be a monster who is in control. Always aiming to the highest good he can conceive of, always willing to sacrifice for the betterment of those who depend on him.

    • @baneofbanes
      @baneofbanes 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s not a monster at all. That’s a man.

  • @Gar96229
    @Gar96229 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Don’t worry about being a real man. Worry about being a good father, good son, good husband, good boyfriend, brother, nephew, grandfather, grandson, uncle, neighbour, etc, and you will automatically become a real man.

  • @gustafdahlman8704
    @gustafdahlman8704 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My dad was a police officer his whole life. He was broad and burly but always loving and tender at home. Made my friends laugh and talked to everyone.
    I was a kid, maybe around 6-7. Me and dad was in town to buy Christmas gifts.
    A big dangerous looking man walked straight up to us, reach out his hand and presented himself to my father who greated him with a smile.
    They chatted for a bit and then he turned to me.
    - is this man your father?
    - yes.
    He then told be about the time my father arrested him. They had wrestled and fought pretty hard untill finally my dad had handcuffed him.
    After that my dad has sat him up and then sat down beside him and talked to him for about 20min while waiting for backup.
    - That talk changed my life and haven't committed a crime since. Be proud kid.
    Several times during my childhood similar situations happened now then.
    People he arrested had an enormous respect for him from what i discern both his strength and ability to fight but most of all his human side.
    He died before my first son was born but I strive everyday to follow his example and set the same for my boy

  • @anirudhsingh1706
    @anirudhsingh1706 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The ultimate measure of man is not where he stand in times of comfort and convenience but where he stands in times of controversy and challenges .-Maryin J Luther King
    And from a woman who I loved ' a true measure of man is in what he does .Period .'
    'A true man is a man of wisdom and who knows his top priority is his family and friends '
    Ellen J Barner

  • @just_noahh02
    @just_noahh02 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I strive everyday to be a man. Like my father. I am rude and rough. I want to be gentle and kind yet fierce and rugged when need be.
    I’m expecting a child in November and I want to be the best dad. I want and will conquer these challenges.

    • @SuperGreatSphinx
      @SuperGreatSphinx ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The ❤ of a father is the masterpiece of Nature...

  • @vokwana-welzvoksie432
    @vokwana-welzvoksie432 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    This is a brilliant poem. Beautiful motivation. I think in South Africa all young men, including men young at heart, must listen to this poem. Maybe we will turn the tide on the national scourge of killing and abuse of children and women.

    • @zozovavavum1370
      @zozovavavum1370 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sikuvike Sis wam ngoba nam indishiye ndimatchekile.

    • @marcusknoll9500
      @marcusknoll9500 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Enough is enough!!

    • @treytoomuch
      @treytoomuch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As the last generattion of South Africans born during apartheid (91), I grew up both there and since 11 in london. It’s painstakingly apparent that the mistakes of those before us have had devastating effects on the men and women of our nation that is then fed into the mindset of that last generation and beyond. It’s tough to see and accept, I truly hope we can become betttr

    • @jeshurunhazelton7789
      @jeshurunhazelton7789 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@treytoomuch yep

  • @Sitorus69
    @Sitorus69 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My grandfather once told me "do what you love, and love what you do". Now i'm understand a lot about the meaning of his word. I'm born Man, so i will decide to do what i love, or love the things that i do, people can't control me because i'm the only one that have a power to control myself. I want more, i want to improve, want to do my hobby, something that i want the most, i hate work but i'll love it, i don't want to study but i'll do it so i'll love it to, i'm accepting myself, who am i, and i respect this journey of life that lead me to be a better Man.

  • @ronalddesiderio7625
    @ronalddesiderio7625 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It’s what I was taught as a kid by every adult in my life 💪🏾 Treat every mother’s son fair

  • @vishal-2864
    @vishal-2864 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Narrator is the real man who make these ideas very intersting to listen.

  • @sanandamitra7237
    @sanandamitra7237 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I am crying. It is as if the voice was meant for this piece.

  • @johnwollschlager9827
    @johnwollschlager9827 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good to read to understand him, his age and time. No longer applicable to contemporary life, e.g., a call to chivalry in men is now viewed as oppresively patriarchial.

    • @skh2978
      @skh2978 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not by everyone

  • @SagariRaina
    @SagariRaina 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Amazing. Every man should be like this, and every woman too. Every human being should.

  • @NOYBZ
    @NOYBZ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do not let society take your masculinity away and call it toxic. Men must be men again, good men, leaders not followers one who can't be bought nor sold

  • @sandybean9700
    @sandybean9700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    AMEN to this, More of this is NEEDED in the WORLD TODAY as much as at ANYTIME !!!

  • @Erinaailookbook
    @Erinaailookbook ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Believe you can and you're halfway there.

  • @martine2651
    @martine2651 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Especially for those who use the 'Wolf vs sheep' philosophy to justify selfishness. But I have lots to learn myself.

    • @MasteryOrder
      @MasteryOrder 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you enjoy ideas about mastery and masculinity, I invite you to explore the videos I share on the Mastery Order Channel.
      Challenge yourself with some concepts about manhood, explore your masculine potential to the maximum and become the kind of man you would admire.
      We can only better ourselves together, as men among men, so I invite you to use what I share and, of course, share your own opinions so that others can benefit from them as well.
      Looking forward to your points of view.
      All the best to you!

  • @snowwhitethegypsy3842
    @snowwhitethegypsy3842 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "the strong must bear the infirmities of the weak" That is a line from Paul in the New Testament of the Bible . That seems to be at the heart of what it is to be a man .

    • @skh2978
      @skh2978 ปีที่แล้ว

      Clarke was a unitarian christian preacher

  • @ukulkarni
    @ukulkarni 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "True manliness" has evolved to mean that you know to focus on yourself and to take care of yourself. No more being misguided by the expectations of the society. Cause no harm; but just because you are a man, you do not have to assume the role of a provider and protector. You are an individual and you need to value yourself.

    • @allthingsforgood
      @allthingsforgood 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That is the complete opposite of what the video is asserting. Focusing solely on yourself is out of line with true manhood. Selfishness is one of the chief signs of immaturity; the other being indulgence. A child thinks only of themselves, values only themselves. A man considers his offices (son, father, husband, etc.) and give these their due. He considers what is beyond himself and what is just. Fulfilling your responsibilities is not a misguided expectation of society, it is the natural order. Yes, men must be industrious and if they preside over a family, they must provide; "In doing nothing, men learn to do evil" (Cato). The truth is as a man, you are not an individual. A man recognizes he is one part of the whole; he recognizes his debts to those who have shaped him and return that charity with respect and humility. And yes, he is a protector and defender. Men are built for war, our shoulders are broad to carry the burdens of battle. Women give life, through child rearing; men give life, through sacrifice. It is the oldest story; Christ died so his bride could go free. That is the model for every man.

    • @rajsingh-ny2tx
      @rajsingh-ny2tx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@allthingsforgood I respect u

    • @jeshurunhazelton7789
      @jeshurunhazelton7789 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@allthingsforgood u mean child birth right not child rearing

    • @allthingsforgood
      @allthingsforgood ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jeshurunhazelton7789 Yes

    • @jeshurunhazelton7789
      @jeshurunhazelton7789 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@allthingsforgood just curious wats ur thoughts on conscription or the draft do u agree with it or do u think it's slavery

  • @zehrajafri9252
    @zehrajafri9252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What beautiful truths. Someone truly strong doesn't need to prove his strength. Kindness and gentleness are qualities that when present in the strong make them far more than human.

  • @deadendfriends1975
    @deadendfriends1975 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Kindness is NOT weakness.

  • @wocookie2277
    @wocookie2277 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Today, it’s hard to be a man. But we must man up. It’s starts with responsibilities and not accepting a partner that isn’t willing to sacrifice with you. Together we stand, and a good woman that has your back is golden, together you can have your dreams.

  • @gusubu17
    @gusubu17 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We must not forget, we too must defend ourselves from those who would remove the power to defend others.❤

  • @venusproject8202
    @venusproject8202 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is very valuable, I wish I would have seen this like 10 years ago. It would have saved me a lot of trouble. That is the issue with education today, wisdom needs to find its place.

    • @MasteryOrder
      @MasteryOrder 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you are into topics about mastery and masculinity, and if you are bold enough to challenge yourself with interesting ideas, I invite you to explore the videos I share on the Mastery Order Channel.
      Learn to explore your masculine potential to the maximum and become the kind of man you would admire.
      We can only better ourselves together, as men among men, so I invite you to use what I share and, of course, share your own opinions so that others can benefit from them as well.
      Looking forward to your opinions.
      All the best to you!

    • @hardcoreholman303
      @hardcoreholman303 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's because you are taught what to think not how to think by education these days

  • @paradisemusiclibrary1756
    @paradisemusiclibrary1756 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Hey, you. Whoever’s reading this, this is your sign. Everything’s gonna be okay. You did not come this far to give up. I believe in you. 🙏🏻✨💖

  • @ericmatthews3619
    @ericmatthews3619 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is what I needed to hear... I feel as if I heard this before. I am trying to find a way to have everyone breath a collective sigh of releif and be happy for their future, rather than fearing it. I am searching for truth in a world of lies

  • @everything5797
    @everything5797 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    His voice is so calming 😊

  • @scottberry1073
    @scottberry1073 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    True manliness is admitting to mistakes and shortcomings. Admitting to that is something I really gotta work on, hopefully I can fix that issue one day.

  • @nemo.a.retreoh313
    @nemo.a.retreoh313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    That is exactly what I always say: "Masculinity is to protect the weak and to stand up for the good and the right! And not take what you want by force without considering loss!"
    .
    Because to be a good person is not a weakness, on the contrary it requires a lot more strength than to be a bad person!!!

  • @kanserthecrab899
    @kanserthecrab899 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I recently fell out of a relationship with someone I trusted. No one cheated but neither of us could understand how to make things better. I’m here healing but first I want to learn how to grow up again.

  • @Samael44444
    @Samael44444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    We are the chosen ones for this to find us today.

  • @Oracle0211
    @Oracle0211 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a guardian to my younger brother I worry what kind of men will he be without a father figure I'm going to gift him this poem to help him on his journey as he grows to be a magnificent man.

    • @skh2978
      @skh2978 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      a good enough one if he has you, i imagine.

  • @namanydv_garud
    @namanydv_garud 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The virtues of a true man, it melted my heart😭💪🏻

  • @houndofthepines5778
    @houndofthepines5778 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you so much for this. I thought for many years loving as much as I do was unmanly.

    • @MasteryOrder
      @MasteryOrder 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Love is an essential and precious element of life. Protect it and cherish it. If masculinity and mastery are subjects of interest to you, I invite you to explore the videos shared on the Mastery Order Channel to challenge yourself with some ideas about manhood and to become the kind of man you would admire.
      We can only better ourselves together, as men among men, so I invite you to use what I share and, of course, give your own opinions so that others can benefit from them as well.
      Looking forward to your points of view.
      All the best to you!

  • @Floridaman52
    @Floridaman52 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    2024 anyone?

  • @nnadoziesamuel8179
    @nnadoziesamuel8179 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I will be reading this poem to my literary community in our next meet. What a beauty. Thank you for sharing.

  • @masculinemotivation_1
    @masculinemotivation_1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Young men need to be exposed to more content like this 😎💪

  • @meccashields1415
    @meccashields1415 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I feel so safe knowing there are men in these comment sections who value and model their lives after or similar to this poetry 💖 thank you, it can’t be easy

    • @skh2978
      @skh2978 ปีที่แล้ว

      Few things are easy. Being a mother certainly isn't.

  • @benjaminejegwa4621
    @benjaminejegwa4621 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is such a beautiful and true poem🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

  • @coopsevy5664
    @coopsevy5664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My daddy a silence King of our lions den lol was a man who always showed emotions behind closed doors, but in the face of the world he was a protector to women and children, at 6'6 he was a man with a lions roars, loud when needed but soft when handling those who need a cub.
    My Dad never had that true chance to be the LION he should have become the Principle to our family, but now it falls upon me.

    • @treytoomuch
      @treytoomuch 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s beautiful ❤️

  • @channingparker9431
    @channingparker9431 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I think true manliness is never having to compare or worry about how "manly" you are.
    As bizarre as it may be, nowadays men are allowing women to dictate what's manly and what is not.

    • @-Subtle-
      @-Subtle- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Perhaps you shouldn't have hit pause in order to type this comment on a speech given almost 150 years ago.

  • @christianfreedom-seeker2025
    @christianfreedom-seeker2025 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A good Christian approach to life! I knew this but it seemed to slip away over the years. I need to get back to my Bible.

  • @johnthebaptist9795
    @johnthebaptist9795 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i see you made this comment two years. If God has been gracious to you that would mean you are 37 now. Think about how timed has moved on. Time could have moved fast or slow, but it has moved. The thing i have learned and i ask you this. Have you been faithful with your time. 35 is a blur to me now and i am only 49. Time can not be rewind. time isn't concered with being kind. Time doesn't wait on your mind. So my simple advice is be faithful to al your time. Treat each day like it truly is a gift from the divine, because today could be your last time.

  • @willrogers3793
    @willrogers3793 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Even though I am a poor excuse for a Christian, I can feel the truth in these words. The King of Kings was neither a warrior nor a conqueror. He was a simple carpenter, a teacher and a healer.

  • @notjebbush4478
    @notjebbush4478 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Please change the title. This isn't just a powerful speech for young men-it's a powerful speech for all men.

  • @__seeker__
    @__seeker__ ปีที่แล้ว +2

    James Freeman Clarke was a great American mind. An influential New England Unitarian minister, he’s a personal historical friend of mine.

    • @skh2978
      @skh2978 ปีที่แล้ว

      Legend has it that Clarke never carried a gun like a lot of the other preachers in new england often did

  • @tomdooley3522
    @tomdooley3522 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He almost had it right , manliness can be hard as steel and cold as ice, it can stand in the face of death, and not back down.
    Because his wife and children are to be protected even at the cost of his life.
    When you remove ,Love , Honor
    and Obay from the marriage vow , you didn't make a woman a man's equal you removed his place from the family.
    Once removed from the family a man has no natural place in Society.

  • @evillourd3230
    @evillourd3230 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really needed this, I tend to help people whenever I can, but I receive no help myself. I helped a blind man in Starbucks the other day, as if it was automatic. He was looking for the line and everyone stared but no one helped. People actually giggled at him. I was up next and decided to help him until he got his coffee and went on his way. I jumped out of line to go all the way to the back and guide him, I don't know why I did it. People started giggling at me. I felt alone recently because of it, not because of those laughing, but because of those who stood and only watched. This video made me feel happy for the first time this week, and at the perfect time.

    • @Mifan5er
      @Mifan5er 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      When the whole world sinks into the darkness become a light that shines the way

    • @messermesut2272
      @messermesut2272 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      you did the right thing, i salute you.
      you are not alone!