In modern times of peace and prosperity, men are searching for ways to manifest their manliness in a world captivated by selfish self-expression, forgetting the only quality that is identical with manhood.

It is not elegance and beauty, for beauty is only for self-glorification. It is not charisma and appeal; even a fool can make himself agreeable. It is not slickness, nor compassion, nor brilliance, but strength.

In today’s world, full of sentiments and useless gossip, nothing can awake greater disgust than a thin, lifeless, sentimental twig dressed up in man’s clothes, but without a speck of a brain or a gram of manhood in his anatomy. Such a man is worse than weak, such a man is fragile.

In times of comfort, the drag in that direction becomes dangerously seductive, but keep in mind that many men have failed in life for no reason other than they were weak. Men with a great heart, but weak. Men that were popular and generous, but weak. Men with great opportunities, great financial situation, but weak.

To be at your best, you must be humble, but strong. Strength calls for self-restraint and self-control, but also for self-respect and self-assertion. If you expect to amount to anything in life, you must be strong. Limits have to be conquered, discouragements silenced, temptations resisted, and for all this to happen, you need to become an invincible and self-reliant man. A strong man.

Strength is the absence of excuse-making. Become a man that removes the word “excuse” from his vocabulary.

Strength is hard work. Understand that success will only come if you are a tireless worker. When you fail, put yourself together and try again. Be humble enough to accept your flaws, but bold enough to learn from them and keep going.

Strength is reliable. Be the man that can be counted on when the going gets tough.

Strength must be moral. Be a man that has the courage to stand for his convictions, regardless of what people think or say. To be a man of moral virtues you must be able to back your virtues up when challenged. Having principles is important, but make sure you are prepared to fight for your moral principles when the time will call for that. Do not allow your words to remain just noises in a room that are fading away with the eco.

Embrace strength in purpose and strength in action, and become a man that is strong internally and strong externally. Prepare yourself physically and mentally, and show respect and honor to the men that came before you, men that had to be physically and mentally strong so that you might exist and enjoy all the comforts of today.

Strive to be stronger today, stronger than yesterday, and I promise you that your mind, body, and spirit will transform you into a man that needs neither title nor crown to prove his manhood, for manhood and strength are one and the same.

All the best to you, reader!