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Man's Standard


What makes a man a man? Is it doing his civic duties or taking care of family ties? Chisel Jawed, rugged handsomeness, acquiring multiple wives Or the lack thereof, does he walk a certain way? Whats a man’s man? Tough rough and he don’t take no stuff? Talk, all that smack you know, a “gangsters bluff” Who’s manly of them all? Is it a father? Who works 9-5, with some overtime comes home, with tired eyes, his kids look alive and run down stairs the words of comfort “Daddy’s home!” rings in the air. What makes a man a man? Is there a blueprint to his style? Is he living with Christ? Was he born again, does he embrace his sins? Takes care of responsibilities Or cleans up his mess Or does a real man even make a mess? What is a real man? Is it a man of standard or a man of greatness? What's the standard for standard, or the standard for greatness? Is the standard itself greatness in a shell? What man can tell? Or is he just a “standard” “man”? What cares are man’s? Does he take care of nature and the sky? Does he use a four wheel drive or his fore will drive? Who makes a man a man? is it a woman? Are his eyes calibrated to see her mental behavior or to see what's demonstrated by her physical savor? Eyes up young man, and old man all the same. Her heads closer to the sky ain’t no limit to the potential of the mind Is that what’s really attractive? Does a man believe that? Can a man receive that? Does a man’s mental capacity prevent him from chastity? Or maybe masculinity stops serenity? Is that a man? Who’s definition takes first position in your own intuition? So in your vision who makes this provision for a man of standard or a standard man? What exactly makes a man a man?
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