What is the true measure of a man? Well, here’s some that I’ve found that I’ll share with you and then give you my own definition and understanding of what entails the true, honest to goodness measure of a man…..
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. – Samuel Johnson
The true measure of a man is the degree to which he has managed to subjugate his ego.” – Albert Einstein
The true measure of a man is what he would do if he knew he would never be caught. – Lord Kelvin
To take the true measure of a man, they say, watch not what he says but what he does. – Rebecca Hagelin
The true measure of a man is how he handles victory and how he handles defeat. – Unknown
So many different explanations, viewpoints, definitions of what entails the true measure of a man. I agree with each and every one of those definitions I listed. But, I have more to add that I think defines a a man’s true measure. The true measure of a man can be found in the everyday setting. Does he surround himself with his wife and children? Does he find his greatest pleasures with his family by his side? Does he take a break from the daily “guy” routines and show a lighter side of himself?
I really liked the definition that says watch not what he says but what he does. Any man can claim love, honor, loyalty, devotion. Any man can claim to be a child’s father. Any man can take on a leader’s position. However, it takes only a man of true measure to display in his behavior, his actions and reactions, his everyday self…to be able to truly love and spend time with his children, to be able to make his wife feel like the only woman, or the only woman of importance in a crowded room, to be able to work hard alongside others who find no satisfaction in a hard day’s work. A man in love with his wife and/or children cannot hide his love in his actions. A man who honors his father and mother and others important to him cannot live a day in his life without endorsing their lessons given in his every movement. A man who is loyal and kind cannot go a day without thanking the good Lord and those around him for blessing him with all he has. Finally, a man who is devoted, whether to his family, his work, a good cause…he cannot go a day without defining and displaying the behaviors inherently found in a moral and ethical person.
I have thankfully and gratefully and graciously been blessed with quite a few men in my lifetime who have filled this “measure” of what a man is. My husband, my father, a few of my uncles, a few of my cousins, Jun and I’s best friend, so many men who live and work and breathe goodness. Still, only my husband has shown me his true measure that perhaps no one else in this world has had the opportunity to see. I love you my love. You make me so proud in every day, in every moment that I am blessed to be and live as your wife. There are no words to convey the thoughts and feelings that pour out of me for you. You are the greatest definition of a measure of a man. And I am so proud, so honored, so blessed to be able to call you MY MAN.
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Living. Laughing. Learning. Loving.
