What Is A Man?
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If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - YOU'LL BE A MAN MY SON!
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - YOU'LL BE A MAN MY SON!
Jedoro said:
Freaking ninjas. All sneaky with your magic smoke and throwing stars.Latinidiot said:
Kudos to both of you though. That sums it up nicely.
Kudo's to anyone who manages that, then you are indeed a very manly man.MiracleOfSound said:
Pah, that's easy. Nothing compared to Ninja Gaiden 2 on Master Ninja difficulty mode. Now that puts some hair on your chest, regardless of gender.
A miserable little pile of secrets! But enough talk, HAVE AT YOU!
OT: A man's decisions and choices are what define him.
OT: A man's decisions and choices are what define him.
I could not watch all of that that was just painful.Onyx Oblivion said:
OT: Men have penises, and lack vaginas. They also have a bit more testosterone than women do.
Now that is probably out of my gaming league.Cowabungaa said:
Shooters are ok but I suck so bad at beat em ups.
Oh, I thought you meant the Big Lebowski reference.Benjeezy said:It's Castlevaniafaceless chick said:hooray you knew!
But is that your only answer?
The Big Lebowski - "What makes a man, Mr Lebowski?
Is it being prepared to do the right thing no matter the cost?
Is that what makes a man?"
The Dude - "Yeah sure, that and a pair of testicles."
Well, I guess a man is an adult guy. I don't really know what else to say on the matter.
To me, Man is an ideal.
Man is a person who does not conform to the will of others.
Man is a person who creates a life for himself, without the help of others.
Man is a person who treats everyone else as his equal, despite differences.
Man is a person who's existence denies the claim that humans are weak.
Man is a person who decides for himself and does what he wishes, as long as it doesn't step on the rights of others.
Man is a person who works towards his happiness and the happiness of his family.
Man is a person who builds towards a brighter tomorrow.
In short, Man is a person who is strong, willful, courageous, hard-working and possesses traits that none of the parasites do.
I say person, because it could be both genders, of course. Also, I'm answering this seriously, without making the myriad of possible references.
Man is a person who does not conform to the will of others.
Man is a person who creates a life for himself, without the help of others.
Man is a person who treats everyone else as his equal, despite differences.
Man is a person who's existence denies the claim that humans are weak.
Man is a person who decides for himself and does what he wishes, as long as it doesn't step on the rights of others.
Man is a person who works towards his happiness and the happiness of his family.
Man is a person who builds towards a brighter tomorrow.
In short, Man is a person who is strong, willful, courageous, hard-working and possesses traits that none of the parasites do.
I say person, because it could be both genders, of course. Also, I'm answering this seriously, without making the myriad of possible references.
What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason!
how infinite in faculty! In form and moving how
express and admirable! In action how like an angel!
in apprehension how like a god! The beauty of the
world! the paragon of animals! And yet, to me,
what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not
me: no, nor woman neither.
how infinite in faculty! In form and moving how
express and admirable! In action how like an angel!
in apprehension how like a god! The beauty of the
world! the paragon of animals! And yet, to me,
what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not
me: no, nor woman neither.
I'm disgusted by the amount of people who didn't immediately reply 'A miserable little pile of secrets'.
A man is a male human who has undertaken and succeeded some sort of right of passage unique to his culture, or religion.
Otherwise known as a miserable pile of secrets
Otherwise known as a miserable pile of secrets