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Men are raised to be strong and to internalize their fears.
When men who show their fears they are looked apon as weak. The "men as warriors " has been cultivated as man's only Identity. This is our great mistake and it causes our great depression.
There is so much more to a man; as Joseph Campbell writes in his book "The Hero with a Thousand Faces": 1.The Hero as Warrior 2. The Hero as Lover 3. The Hero as Emperor 4. The Hero as World Redeemer 5. The Hero as Saint.
These qualities allow for the greater sum of a man. My arguement is we have focused to much on the Man as warrior theme in our culture. But to totally depart from this role is also a mistake. But by adding the Man as lover, not just by loving but giving love and allowing to be loved and to prioritize "love". Love will destroy the hatred of feminism and smash it out of existance. The Man as Emperor is the inherent and unalienable responsiblity that man has towards his children and the dignity of future generations. The Man as world redeemer this is man's salvation, atonement and gift to the world. The Man as saint is the understanding of fellowness and the creatrix of our constant evolving humanity.
In Joeseph's final statements: "It is not society that is to guide and save the creative hero, but precisely the reverse. And so every one of us shares the supreme ordeal-carries the cross of the redeemer-not in the bright moments of his tribe's great victories, but in the silences of his personal despair".
I say: Let loose our repressed emotions and illuminate our souls-allow for the other parts of manhood to come forth and enrich our lives to the fullest, so that our identities will be vast and complete.
We should not be afraid to look weak; (this is our strength) and needing comfort is our right. But life and the endurance it demands carves us into wood. If internalizing our fear makes us ill then lets learn how to redirect it and pass on our knowledge to our sons and daughters
This rockbottom pursuit is our selfish sacrifice that benifits the world. It may not help everyman with a mental ailment, but for the depressed man his courage will be his freedom to be happy.
Dan Lynch: Martial Arts for the Modern World.
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The culture of men as warriors has had great value, though. What we need to do, and I think this MUST be a cornerstone of men's (mental) health research, is to find a way for the warrior to emerge when needed yet for the man who embraces the warrior to stand as a whole man, complete in every face.
Let's not abandon the warrior. The warrior is the only persona who will get us through this industrial/feminist phase of human development intect.
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I agree, frank.
I think this warrior will lead us to better lovers as well, and all these parts of a man will be needed to fight feminism.
This will be our advantage and our salvation.
Dan Lynch: Martial Arts for the Modern World.
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