Manhood

Courtesy of Daily Sun

The greatest want of the world is the want of men,--men who will not be bought or sold; men who in their inmost souls are true and honest; men who do not fear to call sin by its right name; men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole; men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall.--Education, p. 57. (1903)

Around the world various rites of passages are performed to introduce young boys to manhood. The desire behind these different rituals is to have boys leave their childish tendencies, taking on more responsibility and playing a significant role in the society.

These rites of passages often focus on the physical:strength,the ability to bear pain;while paying no attention to the character.What we then have is a crisis:men who attribute thier manliness to their strength and by virtue of their gender;while failing to understand their duty and reaching their full potential.

Then what we have is:
Abuse against children and women
Rape of young children,elderly women,and even boys
Crime 
Infedility as proof of one's manliness
Negligent Fathers,absent fathers and abandonment

In the end, we have crumbling societies and a continuous cycle of false manhood,lost identity and young men who are confused.All these and more are proof that manhood is under attack and rites of passages cannot transform a boy to a man.Had this been the case,the state of things would be different.

Amid all these injustices that many suffer in the hands of men,all is not lost.Men are able to moral and the very pillars of society.Men are often presented as cold,heartless creatures who are self-centered and unfeeling.Yet various men,although few in percentage,have dissapproved this theory.

WHY THE MANHOOD SECTION? 

We've decided to introduce this manhood section because manhood is under attack yet all is not lost.Manhood can be redeemed and men can reach the standard that God had intended them to reach.We realise this can be a great platform to help our brothers who'd like to rise above what 'manhood' is today and become better men-in the truest sense.

CONTRIBUTOR(S) OF THIS SECTION?

A  friend and a brother, Babalo Vala,will be making contributions to this section.He will be also be focusing on Transformation and Relationships.