Are the days where men lived up to the ideals of Manhood,
long gone?
Traditionally, it was the man who was responsible for the sanctity
of the family. It was the man who had the monumental task of preserving the
honour and dignity of the family. Men were looked upon as protectors and
maintainers of women and children. This sacred trust would place the enormous
weight of responsibility on every man’s shoulders. It is by this virtue that
young boys would be taught the etiquettes of becoming a human being.
To be
endowed with the sacred trust of keeping the balance of virtue in families is
what makes men so integral to society. It was something that every young boy
would eventually be expected to embody. Yet, only a few truly triumph over
themselves and their challenges in order to stand as real men. Who else is to
fight for the rights of the child who faces oppression? Who else among us would
toil hard for an honest day of work to feed a family of ten? It seems, that
now, more than ever, society needs young boys to once again start behaving like
the men they were destined to be. Because some men choose to betray themselves
by acting out of base desires, our society is left in this crippled state.
Their crimes of self-betrayal might not be visible to the naked eye.
Despite
that, there is no doubt that it is has severe consequences to the social
ecosystem. Because men aren’t men anymore, they have begun to oppress
themselves. They deny themselves their birth right to serve women and children
each time they indulge in self-glorifying, putrid acts of repulsion. This is
where true oppression lies- from their own selves. By extension, this
oppression leads to the oppression of their women and children. Men abuse
women, rape them, oppress them, deny them rights, strip them of an education
and do all kinds of things to feed their false sense of importance.
The result
almost always leads to the suffering of women and children. In the private and
public sphere, there needs to be a reawakening of this ideal. Until men rise up
to their truest selves, they will be the biggest victims of their own doing.
Till then, our women and children have every right to say, “Men aren’t men,
anymore”.
