@Chris-ji4iu
Kindness, honesty, integrity, courage ...values which are sorely missing from many today.
@nimarus3118
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 Care was withdrawn and family was actually allowed to be there as he passed away from this world.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.
@victor.d6380
It takes courage to be a kind man .
@jeremy4663
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.
@kn0234n
This poem is not just for young, but for all men. It takes time to be a true man.
@raidedarts7111
"True manliness is tender and loving. False manliness, cold and hard" Very wise words from this True Man.
@TopsideCrisis346
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.
@johnfoster2447
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.
@Wiseman__
Conservative men need to listen to this daily. Being a man is not just about being tough.
@AlecGunterTTV
"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.
@morethan3756
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
@gentlemangel5787
This speech should be shown to every young man in the world
@ikshakranti6582
True manliness is one that nurtures, false manliness is one that destroys.
@ash8207
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!
@Erinaailookbook
Believe you can and you're halfway there.
@bettermanchannel770
Yes sir, may the age of man bring a refreshing breath. Stay strong men
@motor4027
"Strive to be better than your former self, not your fellow man." - the wise, the kind, and the old
@zeonardozavinci3117
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.
@Brewcityking
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.
@KinevKeiwan