This is still the rhetoric I hear today and in many ways, with good reason. However, there is another side to this story that we don’t hear so much. This article is the first in a series called Stories of Men. In this series I want to share the alternative stories about men that we rarely hear. I want to share stories of men that will inspire and not shame our boys and men. This is not to challenge the legitimacy of some of the old stories.
In this case, for example, we know some men do terrible things. The purpose of this series is to promote a more mature expression of masculinity.
An expression that we rarely see modelled in today’s world. It’s my desire to share these stories so we can begin to rewrite what it means for each man, to be a man.
The Stories
Old Story: Men are dangerous. Men’s power is overwhelming. Men have created a lot of pain and hurt.
New Story: Men’s mature masculine power is a gift to the world.
When boys grow up they learn to feel shame for being powerful, masculine beings.Energetic, fearless boys learn to withhold these boyhood expressions of masculinity.
Society doesn’t need warriors like they once did, so as a result this energy isn’t valued in society today. The belief is that the natural expression of this energy, without a healthy outlet, is dangerous and will lead to problems.
