I know I’ve talked
about this before, but once again I was reminded of how there is an all out
assault on men, and it is trying to discredit them in the eyes of the
world. Now before you think I’m some
type of conspiracy theorist or something, let me just say if you open your eyes
and keep an open mind you will see what I am saying is true.
When I was growing
up John Wayne was king as far as I was concerned. It wasn’t until later on in my life I
realized just how truly awesome he was as a man; both in his movies and his
life. I just read yesterday about John
Wayne on the set with one of his stunt doubles, when the man’s grandson came
for a visit. Upon meeting Mr. Wayne, the
young boy asked, “What do you do in the movies?” He replied, “I stand in for your grandpa, and
do his close ups.”
Instead of taking
the credit for being a big Hollywood star, he
made the decision to lift up this grandpa in the eyes of his grandson. He set himself aside; which is one of the
traits of what a true man does. Hearing
these kinds of things about one of my heroes helps me to see how I should act
in my own life as a man too.
The society we live
in could use more men like John Wayne too.
I feel we have allowed the world to dictate to us what men should be,
and how we should act, to such a degree that when you actually see a man living
in a way other than what is considered the norm by the world’s standards,
people are shocked, and don’t know how to handle it.
Too often, men are
portrayed as imbecilic, selfish morons who are only about themselves. I remember there was a commercial for State
Farm a few years back which really made men look stupid. In it, a man and woman are walking in a city,
she is talking on the phone to their State Farm agent, and he is carrying a
falcon. Check out the video here.
If you will notice,
there are men all throughout the commercial who have purchased ridiculous
things. The woman says, “That explains
it.” at the end of the commercial and
the implication is men are stupid.
Truthfully, I don’t find this commercial funny, but offensive. It’s just one more slam by society to show
men as morons bereft of the ability to make wise decisions.
Does this mean I’ve
always made great decisions as a man? Absolutely not, I’ve made some doozies in
my time. But does making bad decisions
define who I am? No. I’d like to think what defines me as who I am
is this ability I have to put my needs aside, and see to it those in my life
are taken care of first; namely my bride and children.
I wish John Wayne
was still alive today because I think we need role models as men who are
willing to portray what a man really is not only as a Hollywood
star, but in real life too. God I pray
you bring real men back to forefront of society and help us lead others to
become the men You want us to be.
No comments:
Post a Comment