My perception on a "Real man"

It is truly said by Garson Keillor “Years ago manhood was an opportunity and now it is a problem to be overcome.” In 21st century to be a man one should be responsible, courageous and understanding. To accept all this characteristic, at the same time is like going for a war. So it can be called a problem that is to over come for boys.

A man has to finally marry and after they get marry, they have to take care of their family. His wife and children have big expectations like he bring them the necessary things, take them out for a picnic twice or thrice a month and lastly, give them love and affection. These are the family responsibilities that a man has to carry upon. A man also has other responsibilities to carry upon too. Work is other responsibility on man. At work he has many tasks to complete. He has to follow all the instructions of his boss and have to follow them. To overcome all this chores of his life, he has to be prepared. Following this chores everyday is hard and a problematic work.

A man has to be courageous enough to face all the barriers coming in his way. He has to protect his family each and every time anything goes wrong. To protect them one need courage. Courage does not mean the courage that Lady Macbeth wanted to see in Macbeth. It is not a negative side of courage but it is only to guard the family from all the difficulties. Moreover one need guts to go out in this competitive world and struggle to make his identity. He might get failure in his way but he should not get depressed. He should accept that failure and next time work hard to achieve what he got failure into.

Also, the most important trait is to be understanding. A man should understand his situations and find ways to make his and his family’s life happy. He should understand people around him. Without understanding each other there would be fights which would finally lead to breaking up the relations. Understanding also means respecting some one’s opinion and valuing their thinking or saying. At times one should appreciate his family members to give them enthusiasm and courage to do anything. This is also one kind of support which is necessary in a family to progress.

I always thought that a man is recognised by his looks. Like a man should have moustache and should have good muscles. But gradually when I grew up I came to know that a man is always seen by his behaviour and not appearance.

Lastly, a “Real man” is best describing in Johann Walfgang Von Gorthe quote, “Who is the happiest of man? He who values the merits of others and in their pleasure takes joy. Even as though t’were its own”. A man is not how one looks but it’s the quality of the person that makes him a man.