At a recent men's conference, we were asked how many of us were taught
to be men. To my shock, no one raised his hand. Most men believe manhood
revolves around positions and possessions. But according life coach Stone
Kyambadde, real manhood is more of a character thing. Some men have excelled in
their careers and made and made a lot of money but their wives are miserable
and children stubborn because these men clueless about running a family. Even
some admired rich people have not earned their wealth honestly, and thus fail
the test of true manhood.
Growing up, we learned that man must be tough and not show emotions to
women. But television personality Brian Mulondo said tears won him the woman of
his life—his wife. He had been chasing her for a while but she kept tossing him
like a ball. In one moment of frustration, he cried and asked how long she was
going to torture him. His tears opened her eyes to a side of him that melted
her heart. The rest is history.
Fathers must teach their sons from early on how to be men of courage and
integrity. You may be financially poor yet raise your son to be a real man.
When Malawian prodigy William Kamkwamba was collecting scrap metals to build
his first windmill to bring electricity to his village, he was labelled a
madman. His mother tried to stop him but his father intervened, "Leave the boy
alone; let's see what he has up his sleeve." William achieved his dream, wrotea book about it that’s a New York Times bestseller. Without his father's
support and encouragement, he would not be the man he is today.
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