There is a saying that ‘to be a man is not a day’s job’. This indeed is a fact and not an easy task. But it’s reward is incomprehensible.

Let’s take a walk through this:

• A man ‘leaves his father and mother and joins to wife to become one’ and not the reverse. This is a great sacrifice of detachment and technically abandoning your own family to take care of your wife and her family.

• A man works so hard to take care of his needs and that of his family; even though a woman also work to support the family, it is often said that a man’s money is for the family while a woman’s money is hers.

• A man goes through a lot of hurdle psychologically, emotionally, financially, etc to keep his family in good shape. No wonder the life expectancy of a man is lower than that of a woman. Please let’s take a count of the number of widowers compared to widows I am sure you know the figure.

• A man risks his life to protect his family when faced with danger, oh what a heavy burden laid him.

Well, this is just to mention a few, your presence and importance in the world cannot be overemphasized, you are appreciated.

Here is an excerpt:

“Women, in general, will find it difficult to turn from a man and stop demanding that he meets their needs, provides security, and protects their identity, and return to me. Men, in general, find it very hard to turn from the works of their hands, their own quests for power and security and significance, and turn to me.”
― Wm. Paul Young, The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL MEN'S DAY TO YOU ALL