Men, the creatures of logic and reason. Creatures whose code
is honour and respect. Men, we have lived the world for many years and our
desires remain the same. Men, not “pomo” men. Men to whom is given power on
earth. What makes a man a man?
In my many short years in life, I have lived with men, sat
down with men, dined with men, been friends with men and there are several
kinds of men.
If you want to know a man, meet him at the place where he is
with other men and see the words that pour out of Him, notice his expression to
every comment, the way he smiles or frowns at them, in that place you would
know if “He is a Man” or just a boy not ready to grow up.
There are men whose score is to get under the pants of a
woman. The heads and tails of it for them is the virtue of a woman, they are
always seeking the next score. Their pride is stored up in there, their pride
rises and falls on this.
Then there are men whose pride is their success. The measure
of them is how much money they are able to make, how much material they are
able to acquire. Cars, bugattis, benz, bmws, houses, mansions, planes, lands
and so on. Without any achievements to brag about they are quiet, solemn and
sober.
Also there is the man who measures his pride by how many
bottles of that alcohol bottle is he able to take into his bowels right there
in the midst of the guys. The bottle is their life and their life is the
bottle.
We also meet the men whose life worth rest on how much
respect they are able to command, they pride themselves on the salutation of other
men, so long as other men are in respect of them, their ego rises.
However, there is that man which is difficult to find today.
The deep man, the man whose pride rest on the things that cannot be quantified.
His allegiance goes to whatsoever is true, honest, just and of good report. His
score is to find the one He will love forever and be always loyal too, His
success is measured by how much he is able to enrich the lives of others around
him, His success lays in the smile on the face of the kid on the street, His
success is measured by how much of himself he can give not how much he gives,
his prides does not lay at the drinking table, His life worth is not measured
by the respect he gets from men but from the number of smiles He gathers from
His creator. The deep man is not easily swayed or carried away by today’s
pleasures.
He wakes up in the morning, prays to his creator to provide
for him the things he needs to touch the lives of others. He goes out to work
not because of what he can get for himself but because of what he can provide
for the family, he drinks not to drown his sorrows but to share the joys of
life with his friends, He loves his wife because it’s a vow he made to God, not
only because of the pleasure she will give Him, His code is Love, Joy, Peace,
Longsuffering, Goodness, Faithfulness, Meekness and Self-control. He is poured
forth as a cup of wine for the blessing of all that come his way.
Shallow and deep men.
We all have one thing in common, we all want and need
respect, achievement and pleasure. But what makes us different is the manner in
which we seek to find them and in whose face we find satisfaction. God, Other
men or Materials.
Deep men chose God. And you can only wonder why.
